enigma
pronunciation
UK [ɪˈnɪɡmə]
US [ɪˈnɪɡmə]
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- n.
- 谜，不可解的事物
Word Origin
enigma 费解的事物
来自希腊语ainos，说故事，讲谜语。
Example
- 1. 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。
- 2. Spider-monkey violence is still a bit of an enigma .
- 蜘蛛猴的暴力行为仍存谜团。
- 3. Not only have your discoveries resolved a major enigma in immunology , they have offered new hope for mankind in its combat against infections , cancer , and inflammatory diseases .
- 你们的发现不仅解决了免疫学的一个重大奥秘，它们也为人类提供了抵抗感染、癌症和炎症性疾病的新希望。
- 4. Whichever way you look at the eocene enigma , it is bad news for life on earth .
- 无论用何种途径来观察始新世温室的这个谜，都对地球上生命带来不好的消息。
- 5. Adam smith ( 1723-90 ) is a mystery in a puzzle wrapped in an enigma .
- 亚当斯密（17231790年）的神话是一个谜中之谜。
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