cryptic
英 [ˈkrɪp.tɪk]
美 [ˈkrɪp.tɪk]
将“cryptic”分解为“crypt”和“-ic”。首先,“crypt”暗示了一个神秘、隐藏的场所,如地下墓穴。然后,“-ic”是一个形容词后缀,表示具有……性质的。结合这两个部分,可以想象一个隐藏的、难以理解的秘密或信息,这就是“cryptic”的意思——含义隐晦的或难以理解的。
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- cryptic (adj.)
- 1630s, "hidden, occult, mystical," from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptikos "fit for concealing," from kryptos "hidden" (see crypt). Meaning "mysterious, enigmatic" is recorded from 1920. Related: Cryptically.
- 1. He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges.
- 他发表了一个简短隐晦的声明,否认对其间谍行为的指控。
- 2. She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.
- 她隐晦地表示说这部电影是她人生的写照.
- 3. He pointed north with a cryptic laugh. " Over there, Beijing. "
- 老汉神秘地一笑,指着正北的方向说: “ 喏,从那里, 北京. ”
- 4. My father's notes are more cryptic here.
- 父亲的这段笔记更加晦涩难懂。
- 5. This cryptic saying produced silence, until he spoke again.
- 这些隐秘的吐露使得大家全都沉默下来, 后来还是他开了口.