mysterious
mysterious — adjective
1. Something or someone that is mysterious cannot be fully understood, explained, o
Something or someone that is mysterious cannot be fully understood, explained, or known about, and this quality often makes people feel curious or interested.
A mysterious package arrived for Mei on her birthday with no return address.
mysterious + noun (package) for something of unknown origin
The cause of the mysterious illness puzzled doctors at the city hospital.
mysterious + illness (common collocation for unexplained medical conditions)
Gabriel found a mysterious key inside an old book at the library.
Élise found the whole situation mysterious and decided to investigate further.
The mysterious lights above the mountain attracted a crowd of curious villagers.
- puzzling
focuses on being hard to figure out mentally, but less atmospheric than mysterious
- enigmatic
more formal; suggests a person or thing deliberately keeps their true nature hidden
- baffling
emphasises complete confusion or impossibility of understanding
- cryptic
describes something deliberately obscure, like a coded message or strange remark
- clear
the opposite of confusing or unknown — easy to see or understand
- obvious
describes something that is easily noticed or understood
- straightforward
simple and easy to deal with, without any hidden complexity
文法句型
be + mysterious
mysterious + noun
remain + mysterious
seem + mysterious
用法筆記
Commonly placed before a noun (a mysterious stranger) or after a linking verb (the reason remains mysterious). Unlike puzzling (which focuses on mental difficulty) or secretive (which focuses on a person's behaviour), mysterious can describe both objects and situations that are simply not known.