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enigma 音标拼音: [ɪn'ɪgmə] n. 谜,不可思议的东西 谜,不可思议的东西 enigma n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; " how it got out is a mystery"; " it remains one of nature' s secrets" [ synonym: { mystery}, { enigma}, { secret}, { closed book}] 2: a difficult problem [ synonym: { riddle}, { conundrum}, { enigma}, { brain- teaser}] enigma \ e* nig" ma\ ([- e]* n[ i^] g" m[. a]), n.; pl. { enigmas} ([- e]* n[ i^] g" m[. a] z). [ L. aenigma, Gr. a' i` nigma, fr. a' ini` ssesqai to speak darkly, fr. a' i^ nos tale, fable.] 1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed. [ 1913 Webster] A custom was among the ancients of proposing an enigma at festivals. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma. Enigmatic99 Moby Thesaurus words for " enigma": Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, arcanum, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, bewilderment, bother, brain twister, cabala, classified information, confidence, confidential communication, confoundment, confusion, conundrum, crossword puzzle, crux, dark horse, dilemma, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertedness, disconcertion, disconcertment, disturbance, embarrassment, enigmatic question, esoterica, fix, floorer, frontier, frontiers of knowledge, guarded secret, hermetics, jam, jigsaw puzzle, knot, knotty point, matter of ignorance, mind- boggler, mystery, mystery of mysteries, mystification, n, node, nodus, nonplus, nut to crack, oxymoron, paradox, perplexed question, perplexity, personal matter, perturbation, pickle, plight, pons asinorum, poser, pother, predicament, private matter, privileged communication, privity, problem, profound secret, puzzle, puzzlement, puzzler, quandary, question, question mark, restricted information, riddle, scrape, sealed book, secret, sixty- four dollar question, stew, sticker, stumper, teaser, terra incognita, the incalculable, the occult, the strange, the unfamiliar, the unknowable, the unknown, tough proposition, unassuredness, unexplored ground, unexplored territory, unknown quantity, upset, vexed question, why, x, z |
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