mystery

mystery /'mistəri/
  • danh từ
    • điều huyền bí, điều thần bí
      • the mystery of nature: điều huyền bí của toạ vật
    • bí mật, điều bí ẩn
      • to make a mystery of something: coi cái gì là một điều bí mật
    • (số nhiều) (tôn giáo) nghi lễ bí truyền, nghi thức bí truyền
    • kịch tôn giáo (thời Trung cổ)
    • tiểu thuyết thần bí; truyện trinh thám
 điều huyền bí

Xem thêm: enigma, secret, closed book, mystery story, whodunit



mystery

Từ điển Collocation

mystery noun

ADJ. big, great How the disease started is one of medicine's great mysteries. | little, minor, small one of life's little mysteries | complete, total She was a total mystery to him despite their long association. | whole He had found the clue to unlock the whole mystery | certain Her blue eyes had a certain mystery. | real | central the central mystery of the story | deep, profound a place of deep mystery and enchantment | arcane | dark, terrible | fascinating | insoluble | unexplained, unsolved | religious, sacred | scientific | murder He is the author of several murder mysteries.

VERB + MYSTERY be, present (sb with), remain How these insects actually communicate presents something of a mystery. | have, hold It was easy to believe that the tiny hamlet held some great mystery. | be cloaked in, be shrouded in, be veiled in The whole incident was shrouded in mystery. | lose Air travel has lost much of its mystery. | clear up, explain, resolve, solve, uncover, unlock, unravel The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon. | shed/throw light on The witness could shed no light on the mystery of the deceased's identity. | explore, fathom, grapple with, penetrate, understand Her poetry attempts to penetrate the dark mystery of death. | ponder (on) She pondered the mystery of the disappearing thief.

MYSTERY + VERB deepen The mystery deepened when the police's only suspect was found murdered. | surround sth the mystery surrounding her resignation

MYSTERY + NOUN man, woman Their suspect was a mystery man: a quiet, happily married man with no enemies. | caller, guest | tour | disease, illness, virus

PREP. ~ about There's a bit of a mystery about this child. | ~ as to It remains a mystery as to where he was buried. | ~ to My sister is a complete mystery to me.

PHRASES an air/aura of mystery Wearing dark glasses gives him an air of mystery. | something of a mystery, take the mystery out of sth Modern weather forecasts try to take the mystery out of meteorology.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; enigma, secret, closed book

    how it got out is a mystery

    it remains one of nature's secrets

  • a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie; mystery story, whodunit

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

mysteries
syn.: closed book enigma mystery story secret whodunit