mystery
mystery 英 [ˈmɪstri] 美 [ˈmɪstəri]
n. 秘密，谜；
名词复数:mysteries
- A mystery is something that baffles our understanding and cannot be explained. The giant slabs of Stonehenge, remain a mystery to this day.
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- n. 秘密，谜；
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1. Their motives remain a mystery.
他们的动机仍然是个谜。
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2. It's acomplete mystery to me why they chose him.
我真无法理解他们为什么会选他。
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3. He's a bit of a mystery.
他这个人有点儿神秘。
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4. The dark glasses give her an air of mystery.
这墨镜使她显得有些神秘。
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5. I enjoy murder mysteries.
我喜欢凶杀奇案作品。
- mystery (n.1) early 14c., in a theological sense, "religious truth via divine revelation, hidden spiritual significance, mystical truth," from Anglo-French *misterie, Old French mistere "secret, mystery, hidden meaning" (Modern French mystère), from Latin mysterium "secret rite, secret worship; a secret thing," from Greek mysterion (usually in plural mysteria) "secret rite or doctrine," from mystes "one who has been initiated," from myein "to close, shut" (see mute (adj.)); perhaps referring to the lips (in secrecy) or to the eyes (only initiates were allowed to see the sacred rites).
- mystery (n.2) "handicraft, trade, art" (archaic), late 14c., from Medieval Latin misterium, alteration of Latin ministerium "service, occupation, office, ministry" (see ministry), influenced in form by Medieval Latin mysterium (see mystery (n.1)) and in sense by maistrie "mastery." Now only in mystery play, in reference to the medieval performances, which often were staged by members of craft guilds. The two senses of mystery formed a common pun in (secular) Tudor theater.
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