Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2813
mystery
谜;奥秘;疑团
Something that is secret, unknown, or impossible to understand; a puzzling person or thing.
- 1.
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
秘密或无法解释的事物;未知。
- 2.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
无法理解且无法解释的事物
- 3.
Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
具有模糊或令人困惑性质的人或事物。
- 4.
a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
关于犯罪(通常是谋杀)的故事,以小说、戏剧或电影形式呈现
- 5.
An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred.
以犯罪或谋杀为主题的故事、书籍、电影或戏剧,通常有一个解释所有奇怪事件的意外结局。
- 6.
A mystery play.
神秘剧。
- 7.
A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
仅靠人类理性无法理解的宗教真理(没有神的帮助)。
- 8.
A sacrament.
圣礼。
- 9.
A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
秘密的宗教庆典,通常通过入会获得参与资格。
- 10.
A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
基督生平中的特定事件或系列事件。
悬疑作品;推理故事;奥秘;奥迹;中世纪宗教剧;神秘剧;基督奥迹;神圣事迹;圣事;圣礼
In use
The disappearance of the ancient civilization remains a mystery to historians.
She loves reading novels full of mystery and suspense.
It's a mystery why the package was delivered to the wrong address.
how it got out is a mystery
something is a mystery
His disappearance is a mystery.
他的失踪是一个谜。
the mystery of something
We are exploring the mystery of the ancient ruins.
我们正在探索古老废墟的奥秘。
it is a mystery to someone
Connections
Collocations
- solve a mystery
- 解开一个谜团
- The detective worked hard to solve the mystery.侦探努力解开这个谜团。
- remain a mystery
- 仍然是个谜
- How the ancient pyramids were built remains a mystery.古金字塔是如何建造的仍然是个谜。
- a deep mystery
- 深奥的奥秘
- The universe is full of deep mysteries.宇宙充满了深奥的奥秘。
- mystery novel
- 悬疑小说
- She enjoys reading mystery novels in her free time.她喜欢在空闲时间阅读悬疑小说。
- mystery story
- 神秘故事
- The children gathered around to hear a mystery story.孩子们聚在一起听一个神秘故事。
- shrouded in mystery
Learner notes
Memory Tip
我的故事是个谜(my story is a mystery)
Context & Register
通常用于描述无法解释的事件或现象,中性语体,常见于日常对话、文学作品和新闻报道。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'history' rhymes exactly with 'mystery' (same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following syllables). Words like 'battery' and 'factory' share the '-ery' spelling but have different vowel sounds (/æ/ and /æ/ respectively) and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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