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something that is difficult to understand or to explain 神秘的事物；不可理解之事；奥秘 It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century. 这是本世纪尚未解开的大奥秘之一。 Their motives remain a mystery. 他们的动机仍然是个谜。 She tried to solve the mystery of the boy's sudden death. 她试图解开男孩突然死亡的谜团。 - It is a mystery to somebody why, how, etc…
It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him. 我真无法理解他们为什么会选他。
Extra ExamplesHe had found the clue to unlock the whole mystery 他已经找到了解开整个谜团的线索。 Her poetry attempts to penetrate the dark mystery of death. 她的诗歌试图探索死亡的玄妙奥秘。 How the disease started is one of medicine's great mysteries. 这种病的起因是医学上的一大未解之谜。 How these insects actually communicate presents something of a mystery. 这些昆虫究竟怎样传递信息可以说还是个谜。 It remains a mystery as to where he was buried. 他的埋葬地至今仍是个谜。 It was easy to believe that the house held some great mystery. 人们很容易相信这所房子藏有某个极大的谜团。 She pondered the mystery of the disappearing thief. 她反复琢磨为什么那个窃贼踪影全无。 The mystery deepened when the police's only suspect was found murdered. 警方唯一的嫌疑人被杀了，这个案子变得更加扑朔迷离。 The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon. 警方就要揭开凶器不翼而飞之谜了。 The silence has deepened the mystery surrounding his work. 沉默使他的工作更富神秘感。 The witness could shed no light on the mystery of the deceased's identity. 目击者对揭开死者身分之谜没什么帮助。 There's a bit of a mystery about this child. 这孩子让人觉着有点儿难以捉摸。 one of life's little mysteries 人生的小谜团之一 the central mystery of the story 故事的主要疑点
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(often used as an adjective 常用作形容词 a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them or it 神秘的人（或事物）；陌生而有趣的人（或事物） He's a bit of a mystery. 他这个人有点儿神秘。 There was a mystery guest on the programme. 节目中有位神秘嘉宾。 The mystery man's identity remains hidden. 神秘人的身份仍然隐藏着。 a mystery disease/illness/virus 未知的疾病／病毒 - (British English)
a mystery tour (= when you do not know where you are going) 神秘之旅 - mystery to somebody
My sister is a complete mystery to me. 姐姐对我来说完全是个谜。
Extra ExamplesThe band was financed by a mystery backer. 这个乐队是由一个神秘人资助的。 Next on the programme, Dan Green takes us on a magical mystery tour of Cumbria's music scene. 接下来的节目中，丹·格林将带我们在坎布里亚的音乐舞台上进行一次神奇的神秘之旅。 Their suspect was a mystery man: a quiet, happily married man with no enemies. 他们确定的嫌疑人是一个神秘男子：一个性格安静、婚姻幸福、没有仇人的男子。 She was a total mystery to him despite their long association. 尽管已经交往很长时间了，但对他而言，她还完全是个谜。
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the quality of being difficult to understand or to explain, especially when this makes somebody/something seem interesting and exciting 神秘；不可思议；奥秘 Mystery surrounds her disappearance. 她的失踪引起了重重疑团。 His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known about it). 他来历不明。 The dark glasses give her an air of mystery. 这墨镜使她显得有些神秘。 She’s a woman of mystery. 她是个神秘的女人。
Extra ExamplesMystery remains over who will star in the film. 谁将主演该影片仍然是个谜。 Modern weather forecasts try to take the mystery out of meteorology. 现代天气预报试图揭开气象学的神秘面纱。 The whole incident was shrouded in mystery. 整个事件笼罩着一层神秘色彩。 a place of deep mystery and enchantment 极为神秘而迷人的地方 Her blue eyes had a certain mystery. 她的蓝眼睛带有一种神秘感。 the mystery surrounding her resignation 她的辞职之谜
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a story, a film or a play in which crimes and strange events are only explained at the end 悬疑小说（或电影、戏剧） He is the author of several murder mysteries. 他写有几部凶杀推理小说。 The film is based on Daphne DuMaurier's mystery novel, ‘Rebecca’. 这部电影是根据达芙妮·杜莫里尔的推理小说《丽贝卡》改编的。
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secret religious ceremonies; secret knowledge 秘密的宗教仪式；秘密知识 - (figurative)
the teacher who initiated me into the mysteries of mathematics 把我引进神秘的数学世界的老师
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a religious belief that cannot be explained or proved in a scientific way （宗教信仰的）奥义，奥秘，奥迹 the mystery of creation 造物的奥秘
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘mystic presence, hidden religious symbolism’): from Old French mistere or Latin mysterium, from Greek mustērion; related to mystic.