enigma

英 [ɪˈnɪɡmə]

美 [ɪˈnɪɡmə]

n.  神秘的人; 费解的事物; 令人困惑的处境

复数：enigmas　

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牛津词典

noun

• 神秘的人；费解的事物；令人困惑的处境
  a person, thing or situation that is mysterious and difficult to understand

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 难解之谜;费解的事;费解的人
  If you describe something or someone as anenigma, you mean they are mysterious or difficult to understand.
  1. Iran remains an enigma for the outside world.
     对于外界而言，伊朗仍是个谜。
  2. ...a story which makes clear the modern enigma of spirituality.
     解开现代灵性之谜的故事

英英释义

noun

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  1. how it got out is a mystery
  2. it remains one of nature's secrets
  Synonym:mysterysecretclosed book
• a difficult problem
  Synonym:riddleconundrumbrain-teaser

双语例句

• This question still remains as an enigma in the Western literary research.
  一直是西方文学研究中的难解之谜。
• Crack a notoriously difficult mathematical enigma within two years and the money's yours.
  只要你能在两年内求证一个著名的数学难题，这些钱就是你的了。
• REM sleep, however, is the proverbial riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
  然而REM睡眠，却是众所皆知的包于谜团中的谜中之谜。
• Anyway, this returns us to the enigma of Aristotle.
  无论如何，这将我们带回到，围绕亚里士多德的谜团。
• Iran remains an enigma for the outside world.
  对于外界而言，伊朗仍是个谜。
• The multi-platinum debut ENIGMA 1 took its form from Gregorian chants, flutes, and deeply sensual grooves.
  获得多白金销量的《谜1》融合了格列高利圣咏、长笛和深沉、性感的格调。
• That is an enigma, dear ones.
  那是一个谜，亲爱的你们。
• Mr Modi remains an enigma.
  莫迪依然是一个谜。
• How can he successfully resolved that problem is still an enigma.
  他如何成功解决那个难题仍是个谜。
• This idea has unveiled the enigma of the origin of ancient Ba people in China, and has initiated a new phase for the early Ba culture studies in China as well.
  这揭开了我国古代巴人的起源之谜，也开创了我国早期巴文化研究的新局面。