Enigmatic
[,enɪg'mætɪk] or ['ɛnɪg'mætɪk]
解释:
(adj.) resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; 'the oracular sayings of Victorian poets'; 'so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it'; 'an enigmatic smile' .
(adj.) not clear to the understanding; 'I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later'; 'prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries' .
艾伯特整理--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Alt. of Enigmatical
巴纳德编辑
同义词及近义词:
a. Obscure, mysterious, mystic, mystical, dark, occult, recondite, ambiguous, hidden, unintelligible, incomprehensible, puzzling, perplexing.
录入:佩内洛普
例句:
- You have no idea how these enigmatic speeches pique my curiosity. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- At last he turned to Maurice with an enigmatic smile on his face, and shrugged his shoulders. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- She greeted him with a mocking, enigmatic smile in which was a poignant gaiety. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Holmes gave an enigmatic smile. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- I was at first unable to solve these questions; but perpetual attention, and time, explained to me many appearances which were at first enigmatic. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
录入:佩内洛普