mystery

英 ['mɪst(ə)rɪ] 美[ˈmɪstəri]

n. 秘密，谜；神秘，神秘的事物；推理小说，推理剧；常作 mysteries 秘技，秘诀

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中文词源

mystery 神秘，奥秘

来自希腊语mysterion,神秘的仪式，神秘的教条，来自mystes,开悟的人，神点化的人，通灵的人，巫师，来自myein,关闭，合眼，合嘴，词源同mute,myopia.可能来自巫师做法时的神态。原带有强烈的宗教色彩，后词义通用化，引申词义神秘，奥秘。

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复数: mysteries;

英文词源

mystery: mystery: [14] Greek múein meant ‘close one’s eyes or mouth’, and hence was used figuratively for ‘keep secret’. Its association with secret initiation ceremonies inspired the formation from it of muein ‘initiate’, whose derivative mústēs meant ‘initiated person’. This in turn formed the basis of mustérion ‘secret ceremony, secret thing’, which passed into English via Latin mystērium. Also derived from mústēs was mustikós, from which ultimately English gets mystic [14] and mystical [15].
=> mystic
mystery (n.1): early 14c., in a theological sense, "religious truth via divine revelation, hidden spiritual significance, mystical truth," from Anglo-French *misterie, Old French mistere "secret, mystery, hidden meaning" (Modern French mystère), from Latin mysterium "secret rite, secret worship; a secret thing," from Greek mysterion (usually in plural mysteria) "secret rite or doctrine," from mystes "one who has been initiated," from myein "to close, shut" (see mute (adj.)); perhaps referring to the lips (in secrecy) or to the eyes (only initiates were allowed to see the sacred rites).

The Greek word was used in Septuagint for "secret counsel of God," translated in Vulgate as sacramentum. Non-theological use in English, "a hidden or secret thing," is from late 14c. In reference to the ancient rites of Greece, Egypt, etc. it is attested from 1640s. Meaning "detective story" first recorded in English 1908.
mystery (n.2): "handicraft, trade, art" (archaic), late 14c., from Medieval Latin misterium, alteration of Latin ministerium "service, occupation, office, ministry" (see ministry), influenced in form by Medieval Latin mysterium (see mystery (n.1)) and in sense by maistrie "mastery." Now only in mystery play, in reference to the medieval performances, which often were staged by members of craft guilds. The two senses of mystery formed a common pun in (secular) Tudor theater.

双语例句

1. The mystery hero imme-diately alerted police after spotting a bomb.: 那个无名英雄发现炸弹后马上报了警。

2. The Italian economic miracle has always been a mystery.: 意大利的经济奇迹一直是个谜。

3. For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.: 多年以来表演教学一直蒙着神秘的面纱。

4. We set out to find the truth behind the mystery.: 我们开始着手揭开谜团背后的真相。

5. His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.: 他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。

英英释意

1. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained;: "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"

2. a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

考试真题

Mysteries and detective stories came second on the list at 53%.

Mysteries and detective stories

He has solved the mystery of language.

Careme's childhood was one part tragedy, equal part mystery.

In our times, human shrewdness has mastered the deep mysteries of the earth at a level far beyond the capacities of earlier peoples.

How the whole image is then assembled and perceived is still a mystery although it is the subject of current research.

实用场景例句

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。

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。

He's a bit of a mystery.: 他这个人有点儿神秘。

There was a mystery guest on the programme.: 节目里有位神秘嘉宾。

The band was financed by a mystery backer.: 这个乐队是由一个不为人知的人资助的。

(British English)a mystery tour (= when you do not know where you are going): 漫游

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。

I enjoy murder mysteries.: 我喜欢凶杀奇案作品。

(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

the mystery of creation: 造物的奥秘

The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.: 枪炮声来自何处仍是个谜。

...the mysteries of mental breakdown.: 精神崩溃之谜

She's a lady of mystery...: 她是个神秘的女人。

It is an elaborate ceremony, shrouded in mystery.: 仪式是精心筹划的，笼罩着一层神秘的色彩。

The mystery hero immediately alerted police after spotting a bomb.: 那个无名英雄发现炸弹后马上报了警。

...a mystery prize of up to £1,000.: 高达1,000英镑的神秘奖品

His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.: 他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。

No one could plumb the mystery.: 没人能看破这秘密.

She's a bit of a mystery!: 她这人有点来历不明!

Modern weather forecasts try to take the mystery out of the meteorology.: 现代天气预报试图揭开气象学的神秘面纱.

The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed.: 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程, 因为对他来说,爱是个不可分析的迷.

In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.: 就这样, 他终于解开了这个秘密.

He often tells stories full of mystery.: 他常讲些充满神秘色彩的故事.

The woods have an aura of mystery.: 林子里有一种神秘的气氛.

It's a mystery to me.: 这对我来说是个谜.

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