enigmatic

英 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

adj. 神秘的; 费解的; 令人困惑的

TOEFL TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11549 / COCA.11873

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

After more than a decade of scrutiny, his nature remains enigmatic and his depths not quite fully fathomed.
经过十多年的审时度势，他的性格依然是那么让人捉摸不透，韬光养晦高深莫测。
Often enigmatic, he's the technical and practical brains of the operation.
阿什总是高深莫测，有着善于技术破解和实际操作的头脑。
These things appear enigmatic and mysterious.
这些事情看来高深不已、神秘莫测。
His most enigmatic paintings, such as The Tempest and The Three Philosophers, have no obvious subject.
他最具神秘感的画作都没有明显的主题，像大风暴和三贤哲。
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。
Since then he has been an enigmatic figure at the field of architecture.
从此以后，他在建筑界一直是一个谜一样的人物。
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。
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。
Although significant progress has been made over the past few decades, many elements regarding the diagnosis and management of patients with prostate cancer remain enigmatic.
尽管在过去十年里做出了重大进展，但是关于前列腺癌患者的诊断和管理的许多因素仍然是高深莫测的。