enigmatic

英 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

adj. 神秘的; 费解的; 令人困惑的

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牛津词典

adj.

神秘的；费解的；令人困惑的
mysterious and difficult to understand
1. an enigmatic smile
  神秘的笑

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 神秘的;谜一般的;费解的
Someone or something that isenigmaticis mysterious and difficult to understand.
1. Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face...
  黑利打量着她，脸上带着神秘的笑容。
2. She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
  她在韦尔斯最具神秘色彩的一部电影中出演主角。

英英释义

adj

resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
1. the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
2. so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
3. an enigmatic smile
Synonym:oracular
not clear to the understanding
1. I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
2. prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
Synonym:enigmaticalpuzzling

双语例句

For centuries, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and her enigmatic smile have inspired as much speculation as admiration.
数百年来，达芬奇的“蒙娜丽莎”和她那神秘的微笑引起了众多的猜疑和赞赏。
She gave an enigmatic smile.
她深不可测地微微一笑。
She has played an intermittent and somewhat enigmatic part in Sebastian's drama.
在塞巴斯蒂安这出戏中，她一直扮演了一个时隐时现的、有点象谜一样的角色。
Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face
黑利打量着她，脸上带着神秘的笑容。
And what I discovered was that his plays, so often dubbed enigmatic and mysterious, were nearly all spun out of memories of his own experience.
我发现他那些通常被认为是高深莫测、不可思议的戏剧作品，几乎都是出自对他亲身经历的记忆。
Goebbels looked anxious, Himmler as calm and enigmatic as usual.
戈培尔看起来很焦急，希姆莱仍然象平常一样平静和难以捉摸。
Ground conditions are not necessarily enigmatic in densely covered areas, even in rain forests.
在浓密森林覆盖区，甚至在雨林区，地面情况未必都是莫明其妙的。
He is an enigmatic figure.
他是个谜一般的人物。
The relatively few facts we know about the world's greatest poet and dramatist, William Shakespeare, have made him an enigmatic figure. Some imaginative people have even concluded that he wasn't who he was after all.
我们对威廉莎士比亚所知甚少，以至这位世界上最伟大的诗人兼剧作家几乎成了一位神秘人物。有些颇具想象力的人甚至得出结论：莎士比亚根本不是我们所了解的那个人！
Part of what makes him so enigmatic is the nature of his intellect.
使盖茨神秘莫测的部分原因在于他的智慧特点。