cryptic
cryptic 英 [ˈkrɪptɪk] 美 [ˈkrɪptɪk]
adj. 晦涩的
a cryptic message, a cryptic remark, a cryptic smile 令人困惑的信息╱话语╱微笑
a cryptic crossword clue 扑朔迷离的纵横字谜线索
- "White bunny. Moon. Square." Do you understand what that means? Of course not! It's totally cryptic. Cryptic comments or messages are hard to understand because they seem to have a hidden meaning.
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- adj. 晦涩的
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1. a cryptic message, a cryptic remark, a cryptic smile
令人困惑的信息╱话语╱微笑
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2. a cryptic crossword clue
扑朔迷离的纵横字谜线索
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3. ‘Yes and no,’ she replied cryptically.
“又是又不是。”她回答得很隐晦。
- cryptic (adj.) 1630s, "hidden, occult, mystical," from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptikos "fit for concealing," from kryptos "hidden" (see crypt). Meaning "mysterious, enigmatic" is recorded from 1920. Related: Cryptically.
cryp·tic / ˈkrɪptɪk ; NAmE ˈkrɪptɪk / adjective with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood 含义隐晦的；晦涩难懂的 SYN mysterious ◆ a cryptic message/remark/smile 令人困惑的信息╱话语╱微笑 ◆ a cryptic crossword clue 扑朔迷离的纵横字谜线索 ▶ cryp·tic·al·ly / ˈkrɪptɪkli ; NAmE ˈkrɪptɪkli / adverb ◆ ‘Yes and no,’ she replied cryptically. “又是又不是。”她回答得很隐晦。 cryptic cryptics cryp·tic / ˈkrɪptɪk ; NAmE ˈkrɪptɪk / cryp·tic·al·ly / ˈkrɪptɪkli ; NAmE ˈkrɪptɪkli /
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