mysterious

mysterious — 形容詞

1. Something or someone that is mysterious cannot be fully understood, explained, o

1.形容詞B1
釋義

神祕的

難以理解或解釋的；原因不明的

Something or someone that is mysterious cannot be fully understood, explained, or known about, and this quality often makes people feel curious or interested.

例句

A mysterious package arrived for Mei on her birthday with no return address.

Mei 在生日當天收到一個神祕的包裹，上面沒有寄件人地址。

mysterious + noun (package) for something of unknown origin

The cause of the mysterious illness puzzled doctors at the city hospital.

這種神祕疾病的病因讓市立醫院的醫生們百思不解。

mysterious + illness (common collocation for unexplained medical conditions)

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌That ancient temple looks very mystical and no one knows who built it.
✅That ancient temple looks very mysterious and no one knows who built it.
💡'Mystical' relates to spiritual or religious experiences, while 'mysterious' simply means unexplained or not understood.