mysterious
adjective /mɪˈstɪəriəs/
/mɪˈstɪriəs/
- difficult to understand or explain; strange
神秘的；奇怪的；不易解释的 - He died in mysterious circumstances.
他的死因是个谜。 - the mysterious disappearance of his wife
他妻子的神秘失踪 - Fate works in mysterious ways.
命运以神秘的方式运作。 - the events that led up to her mysterious death by drowning
导致她溺水神秘死亡的事件 - A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals.
一种奇怪的疾病正在侵袭所有的动物。 - The whole thing was very mysterious.
整件事非常神秘。
- A mysterious figure haunted the opera house.
一个神秘的人物在歌剧院出没。 - Friends can connect in a mysterious way without even speaking.
朋友之间可以神秘的联系，甚至不用说话。 - This business is getting more and more mysterious.
这项业务越来越神秘。
- He died in mysterious circumstances.
- (of a place
地方 神秘的；陌生的 - The gardens looked dark and mysterious in the twilight.
在暮色中，花园显得黑暗而神秘。
- The gardens looked dark and mysterious in the twilight.
- (especially of people
尤指人 神秘的；陌生的 - She meets a mysterious stranger who offers to help her.
她遇到一个神秘的陌生人，他主动提出帮助她。 - Her last years remain somewhat mysterious.
她的最后几年仍然有些神秘。
- A mysterious young woman is living next door.
一位神秘的年轻女子住在隔壁。 - She found the people mysterious and fascinating.
她发现人们神秘而迷人。 - The average teenager seems mysterious and somewhat aloof.
一般的少年看起来很神秘，有些孤傲。
- She meets a mysterious stranger who offers to help her.
- (of people
人 诡秘的；故弄玄虚的 - He was being very mysterious about where he was going.
他十分诡秘，闭口不谈他要去哪里。 - Why are they being so mysterious?
他们为什么这么神秘？
- He was being very mysterious about where he was going.
词源late 16th cent.: from French mystérieux, from mystère ‘mystery’.