新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

mystery

英  [ˈmɪstəri]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1来历不明的

    A mystery person or thing is one whose identity or nature is not known.

    双语例句

    例:

    The mystery hero immediately alerted police after spotting a bomb.

    那个不知名的英雄发觉炸弹后马上报了警。

    NOUN. 名词
  • mysteries

    1[C 可数名词]

    A mystery is something that is not understood or known about.

    双语例句

    例:

    The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.

    枪弹来自何处依然是一个迷。

    2[U 不可数名词] 神秘(性)

    If you talk about the mystery of someone or something, you are talking about how difficult they are to understand or know about, especially when this gives them a rather strange or magical quality.

    双语例句

    例:

    She's a lady of mystery.

    她是一个神秘的女人。

    3[C 可数名词] 悬疑(推理)故事

    A mystery is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end.

    双语例句

    例:

    His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.

    他的第4本小说讲述了一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。