enigma是什么意思,enigma怎么用
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enigma
IELTS SAT TEM8
📰 外刊例句
To get a sense of the Samsung enigma consider first its ruling dynasty. 要想了解三星之谜,先来看看它的统治家族。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[noun] a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
[名词] 神秘的、令人困惑的或难以理解的人或事物
💡 深入解读
Enigma 一词源自古希腊语ainigma(暗语、谜语),16世纪30年代进入英语后即开始用来表示“用晦涩的词句或形式来掩盖隐藏的意思或已知事物的陈述”,即“词意隐晦的文章或话语”,
比如:
He often speaks in enigmas. I really couldn't fathom what he is talking about.他经常说些叫人听不懂的话。我真搞不懂他在说什么。
She is something of an enigma. However, she is prone to lust after prestige, that's for sure.而到了17世纪之后,则进一步引申出现在的通用含义“神秘的人、费解的事物、令人困惑的处境”,多指任何无法理解的事物或者说超出自己独立理解范围之外的东西,强调含义或意义隐藏在晦涩或模棱两可的暗指之下,使人只能猜测,比如:她有点让人捉摸不透。不过,她喜欢贪求名望,这一点是肯定的。
The newspapers were full of stories about the enigma of the plane's disappearance. The death toll was initially reported at around 200, but was later revised to 300.报纸上充斥着有关飞机失踪之谜的报道。最初报道死亡人数约200,后修订为300。
而曾在小站(微信公众号:田间小站)之前推送的小词详解 | fathom的基本释义中出现的enigmatic则是 enigma 的衍生形容词,相应表示“神秘的、费解的、令人困惑的”,强调常常使人难以找到其真正的含义或意义,
比如:
His estranged wife left an enigmatic message on his answering machine.与他分居的妻子在他的电话答录机中留了一条莫名其妙的留言。
📚 名著用例
To Scarlett, he was still an enigma but an enigma about which she no longer bothered her head. 对思嘉来说,他依然是个谜,不过她已不再为这个谜而伤脑筋了。
— 出自《美国作家玛格丽特·米切尔(Margaret Mitchell)创作的长篇小说《飘》( Gone with the Wind )。参见: 名著下载 | 飘(Gone with the Wind)》
🔍 同近义词
- mystery: something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
- riddle: a person, event, or fact that is difficult to understand or explain
- conundrum: a confusing and difficult problem or question

