mystery 音标拼音: [m'ɪstɚi]
n . 神秘,奥秘,秘密,玄妙,不可思议的事
神秘,奥秘,秘密,玄妙,不可思议的事
mystery n 1 :
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained ; "
how it got out is a mystery "; "
it remains one of nature '
s secrets " [
synonym : {
mystery }, {
enigma }, {
secret },
{
closed book }]
2 :
a story about a crime (
usually murder )
presented as a novel or play or movie [
synonym : {
mystery }, {
mystery story },
{
whodunit }]
Mystery \
Mys "
ter *
y \,
n .;
pl . {
Mysteries }. [
OE .
mistere ,
OF .
mestier ,
F .
m ['
e ]
tier ,
L .
ministerium .
See {
Ministry }.]
1 .
A trade ;
a handicraft ;
hence ,
any business with which one is usually occupied .
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Fie upon him ,
he will discredit our mystery . --
Shak .
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And that which is the noblest mystery Brings to reproach and common infamy . --
Spenser .
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2 .
A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject ,
often some event in the life of Christ ;
a dramatic composition of this character ;
as ,
the Chester Mysteries ,
consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century .
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"
Mystery plays ,"
so called because acted by craftsmen . --
Skeat .
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Mystic
Mystery \
Mys "
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n .;
pl . {
Mysteries }
(
m [
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L .
mysterium ,
Gr .
mysth `
rion ,
fr .
my `
sths one initiated in mysteries ;
cf .
myei ^
n to initiate into the mysteries ,
fr .
my `
ein to shut the eyes .
Cf . {
Mute },
a .]
1 .
A profound secret ;
something wholly unknown ,
or something kept cautiously concealed ,
and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder ;
something which has not been or can not be explained ;
hence ,
specifically ,
that which is beyond human comprehension .
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1913 Webster ]
We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery . --
1 Cor .
ii .
7 .
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If God should please to reveal unto us this great mystery of the Trinity ,
or some other mysteries in our holy religion ,
we should not be able to understand them ,
unless he would bestow on us some new faculties of the mind . --
Swift .
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2 .
A kind of secret religious celebration ,
to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies ; --
usually plural ;
as ,
the Eleusinian mysteries .
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3 .
pl .
The consecrated elements in the eucharist .
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4 .
Anything artfully made difficult ;
an enigma .
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346 Moby Thesaurus words for "
mystery ":
Chinese puzzle ,
Grand Guignol ,
Marchen ,
Passion play ,
Tom show ,
Western ,
Western story ,
Westerner ,
adventure story ,
allegory ,
ambiguity ,
ambiguousness ,
anagoge ,
anagogics ,
anthroposophy ,
antimasque ,
apologue ,
arcanum ,
art ,
audience success ,
awesomeness ,
baffle ,
bafflement ,
baffling problem ,
ballet ,
bedtime story ,
beguilingness ,
bewilderment ,
bomb ,
bother ,
brain twister ,
brain -
teaser ,
broadcast drama ,
burlesque show ,
business ,
cabala ,
cabalism ,
career ,
career building ,
careerism ,
ceremonial ,
ceremony ,
charade ,
classified information ,
cliff hanger ,
closet drama ,
comedy drama ,
confidence ,
confidential communication ,
confoundment ,
confusion ,
conundrum ,
craft ,
critical success ,
crossword puzzle ,
crux ,
dark horse ,
daytime serial ,
detective novel ,
detective story ,
dialogue ,
dilemma ,
discomposure ,
disconcert ,
disconcertedness ,
disconcertion ,
disconcertment ,
disturbance ,
documentary drama ,
drama ,
dramalogue ,
dramatic play ,
dramatic series ,
duodrama ,
duologue ,
duty ,
eeriness ,
elfdom ,
embarrassment ,
enchantingness ,
enigma ,
enigmatic question ,
enigmaticalness ,
enticingness ,
epic theater ,
esoterica ,
esotericism ,
esoterics ,
esoterism ,
esotery ,
experimental theater ,
extraordinariness ,
extravaganza ,
fable ,
fabliau ,
faerie ,
failure ,
fairy tale ,
fantasy ,
fascination ,
fiction ,
fix ,
floorer ,
flop ,
folk story ,
folktale ,
form ,
form of worship ,
formality ,
formula ,
formulary ,
frontier ,
frontiers of knowledge ,
function ,
game ,
gasser ,
gest ,
ghost story ,
giveaway ,
glamorousness ,
guarded secret ,
handicraft ,
happening ,
hermetics ,
hit ,
hit show ,
hocus -
pocus ,
holy rite ,
horse opera ,
improvisational drama ,
indefinability ,
indefiniteness ,
inexplicability ,
inextricability ,
inscrutability ,
insolvability ,
institution ,
jam ,
jigsaw puzzle ,
knot ,
knotty point ,
legend ,
legitimate drama ,
lifework ,
line ,
line of business ,
line of work ,
liturgy ,
love story ,
marvelousness ,
masque ,
matter of ignorance ,
melodrama ,
metier ,
mind -
boggler ,
minstrel show ,
miracle ,
miracle play ,
miraculousness ,
mission ,
mode of worship ,
monodrama ,
monologue ,
morality ,
morality play ,
mumbo jumbo ,
music drama ,
musical revue ,
mysteriousness ,
mystery of mysteries ,
mystery play ,
mystery story ,
mysticism ,
mystification ,
myth ,
mythology ,
mythos ,
n ,
nebulousness ,
nonplus ,
number ,
numinousness ,
nursery tale ,
nut to crack ,
obscurity ,
observance ,
occultism ,
occupation ,
office ,
opera ,
order of worship ,
ordinance ,
otherworldliness ,
pageant ,
panel show ,
pantomime ,
parable ,
pastoral ,
pastoral drama ,
perplexed question ,
perplexity ,
personal matter ,
perturbation ,
phenomenalness ,
pickle ,
piece ,
play ,
playlet ,
plight ,
poser ,
pother ,
practice ,
predicament ,
prescribed form ,
preternaturalism ,
private matter ,
privileged communication ,
privity ,
problem ,
problem play ,
prodigiousness ,
profession ,
profound secret ,
psychodrama ,
pursuit ,
puzzle ,
puzzlement ,
puzzler ,
quandary ,
question ,
question mark ,
quiz show ,
racket ,
radio drama ,
remarkableness ,
restricted information ,
review ,
revue ,
riddle ,
rite ,
ritual ,
ritual observance ,
rituality ,
romance ,
sacrament ,
sacramental ,
science fiction ,
scrape ,
sealed book ,
secrecy ,
secret ,
seductiveness ,
sensational play ,
serial ,
service ,
shocker ,
show ,
sitcom ,
situation comedy ,
sixty -
four dollar question ,
sketch ,
skit ,
soap ,
soap opera ,
sociodrama ,
solemnity ,
space fiction ,
space opera ,
specialization ,
specialty ,
spectacle ,
stage play ,
stage show ,
stew ,
sticker ,
straight drama ,
stumper ,
stupendousness ,
success ,
superhumanity ,
supernaturalism ,
supernaturality ,
supernaturalness ,
supernature ,
supernormalness ,
superphysicalness ,
supersensibleness ,
supranaturalism ,
supranature ,
suspense drama ,
suspense story ,
symbolics ,
symbolism ,
tableau ,
tableau vivant ,
talk show ,
teleplay ,
television drama ,
television play ,
terra incognita ,
the incalculable ,
the occult ,
the strange ,
the supernatural ,
the supersensible ,
the unfamiliar ,
the unknowable ,
the unknown ,
theater of cruelty ,
thriller ,
total theater ,
tough proposition ,
trade ,
transcendentalism ,
unaccountableness ,
unassuredness ,
undefinability ,
unearthliness ,
unexplainableness ,
unexplored ground ,
unexplored territory ,
unknown quantity ,
unworldliness ,
upset ,
vagueness ,
variety show ,
vaudeville ,
vaudeville show ,
vehicle ,
vexed question ,
vocation ,
walk ,
walk of life ,
whodunit ,
why ,
witchery ,
wonderfulness ,
wondrousness ,
word -
of -
mouth success ,
work ,
work of fiction ,
x ,
yoga ,
yogeeism ,
yogism ,
z
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MYSTERY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of MYSTERY is something not understood or beyond understanding : enigma How to use mystery in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Mystery
MYSTERY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown the mysteries of nature any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation The masked guest is an absolute mystery to everyone
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Mystery fiction - Wikipedia Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story [1] Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime
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MYSTERY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A mystery is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end
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mystery - Wiktionary, the free dictionary mystery (countable and uncountable, plural mysteries) Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown The truth behind the events remains a mystery The case was that of a murder It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff
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