英汉词典

enigma 基本解释

• n. 谜，不可思议的东西

enigma 词态变化

enigma 中文词源

来自希腊语ainos，说故事，讲谜语。

enigma 英文词源

enigma

enigma: [16] Enigma comes, via Latin, from Greek aínigma ‘riddle, obscure statement’. This was a derivative of the verb ainíssesthai ‘talk in riddles’, which in turn came from the noun ainos ‘tale, story’. Its modern English use for ‘something puzzling’ dates from the early 17th century.

enigma (n.)

1530s, "statement which conceals a hidden meaning or known thing under obscure words or forms," earlier enigmate (mid-15c.), from Latin aenigma "riddle," from Greek ainigma (plural ainigmata) "a dark saying, riddle," from ainissesthai "speak obscurely, speak in riddles," from ainos "tale, story; saying, proverb;" according to Liddell & Scott, a poetic and Ionic word, of unknown origin. General sense in English of "anything inexplicable to an observer" is from c. 1600.

enigma 英文释义

1. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained;

"how it got out is a mystery"

"it remains one of nature's secrets"

2. a difficult problem

enigma 双语例句

1. Iran remains an enigma for the outside world.

对于外界而言，伊朗仍是个谜。

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2. Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

俄罗斯是被包藏在一个闷葫芦里面的神秘物体之中的谜.

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3. It is an enigma to me.

它对我来说是个迷.

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4. To German intelligence, Major de Coverley was a vexatious enigma.

对德国的情报机关来说, 德?科弗利少校是个老猜不透的谜.

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5. Historically they proved to be an enigma.

历史证明它仍然是个谜团.

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enigma 实用场景例句

Iran remains an enigma for the outside world.

对于外界而言，伊朗仍是个谜。

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It is an enigma to me.

它对我来说是个迷.

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To German intelligence, Major de Coverley was a vexatious enigma.

对德国的情报机关来说, 德?科弗利少校是个老猜不透的谜.

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He is an enigma to all of us.

对我们而言,他是个神秘莫测的人物.

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Gorbachev has been something of an enigma.

戈尔巴乔夫是迷一样的人物.

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It is the enigma of life itself that you desire me to solve.

你要我解决的是人生之谜.

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ENIGMA 2 continued the worldwide success of its predecessor.

《谜2》与前一张专辑一样,获得了全球范围的成功.

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The basic operating procedure of the Enigma machine was simple.

恩尼格玛机的操作过程很简单.

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Even among his closest followers , Mr Mbeki remains an enigma.

即使是在最亲密的朋友眼里,他仍然是个谜一样的人物.

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ENIGMA 2 elevated its line of inquiry to metaphysical heights.

《谜2》则把这种探索提升到了形而上学的高度.

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It is still an enigma that how he successfully solve that problem.

他如何成功解决那个难题仍是个谜.

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The mysterious phenomenon of energy transformation remains to be an unsolved enigma.

这种神奇的能量转换现象至今还是个不解之谜.

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Decidedly this man was an enigma.

这人真是个谜.

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Reworked Enigma's Conversion ( see details below ) .

重做了 谜团 的转化.

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For them, the persona of Citibank's letter writer has become an enduring enigma of customer care.

对他们而言, 这位发信人的身份已经成为了花旗客户服务的一桩悬案.

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