mystery1/ˋmIstərI; ˈmIst$ri/n plural mysteries 1 [C] something that is difficult to explain or understand 神秘的事﹐难以解释[理解]的事﹐谜: There's still much about the disease that remains a mystery . 有关这种疾病还有很多是不解之谜。The way her mind worked was a mystery to him. 她怎么思想﹑在想些什么对他来说是个谜。The police never solved the mystery of his death. 警察一直没有解开他的死亡之谜。2 [U] a quality that makes someone or something seem strange, interesting, or difficult to understand 神秘(性): the mystery surrounding his disappearance 围绕他的失踪的神秘性The dark glasses gave her an air of mystery . 墨镜给她增添了一种神秘感。3 also 又作 ˈmurder ˌmystery [C] a story about a murder, in which you are not told who the murderer is until the end〔关于谋杀的〕悬疑故事﹐悬疑小说: an Agatha Christie mystery 阿加莎∙克里斯蒂的悬疑小说
mystery2adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] used to describe something or someone that people do not have full information about 神秘的: a mystery illness 一种神秘的疾病