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enigma
[ uh-nig-muh ]
noun
- a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation.
Synonyms:
- a person of puzzling or contradictory character:
To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears.
- a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle.
- (initial capital letter) a German-built enciphering machine developed for commercial use in the early 1920s and later adapted and appropriated by German and other Axis powers for military use through World War II.
enigma
/ 藢蓻n瑟伞藞m忙t瑟k; 瑟藞n瑟伞m蓹 /
noun
- a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or ambiguous
Derived Forms
- enigmatic, adjective
- 藢别苍颈驳藞尘补迟颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of enigma1
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Origin of enigma1
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Example Sentences
Since Watson is a sucker for enigmas, he surrounds himself with a team of young experts, each of whom is defined by one of their own.
But Jesus has still remained an enigma to one of the country鈥檚 preeminent authorities in gospel scholarship in many ways.
Decoding mysteries is his driving compulsion, and if decoding the enigma of human interaction is part of that 鈥 something solo living never requires him to practice 鈥 so be it.
Considering how efficiently the movie sets up its rules, the filmmakers opt to shatter one of its central, compelling enigmas by attempting to explain it in a poorly written scene toward the end.
He remains an enigma, though his revelation to Chelsea gives us more to look forward to.
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What does听别苍颈驳尘补听mean?
An enigma is someone or something that鈥檚 puzzling, mysterious, or difficult to make sense of.
The word enigma can also mean a riddle, but it鈥檚 more often used to refer to something that鈥檚 so perplexing that it seems like a riddle (and perhaps was intended to seem like one), as in That book is an enigma鈥擨 have no idea what it鈥檚 really about.听
If you call a person an enigma, you mean that they鈥檙e hard to figure out鈥攖he reasons behind what they say and do are not easily understood. Some people try to be enigmas to be mysterious.
The adjective enigmatic can be used to describe someone or something that鈥檚 puzzling or mysterious.
Example: I鈥檝e known him for years, but he鈥檚 still a total enigma to me鈥擨 have no idea what his interests are or what he鈥檚 really like.
Where does听enigma come from?
The first records of the word enigma come from the 1500s. It comes from the Greek 补颈苍铆蝉蝉别蝉迟丑补颈, meaning 鈥渢o speak in riddles,鈥 from ainos, meaning 鈥渇able鈥 or 鈥渟tory.鈥
A much more specific use of the word is as the name of a ciphering machine used by the German military during World War II. A precursor to computer encryption, the Enigma machine was used to encode messages into a seemingly random string of letters to be decoded by another Enigma machine set up the same way. The deciphering of the Enigma code by Alan Turing and a team of codebreakers allowed the Allies to secretly read intercepted German messages and is thought to be a major factor in the Allied victory.
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What are some other forms related to enigma?
- enigmatic (adjective)
What are some synonyms for enigma?
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How is听enigma used in real life?
When a situation or problem is called an enigma, it鈥檚 one that鈥檚 confusing or difficult to understand, like a riddle. When a person is called an enigma, it usually means that they鈥檙e hard to know.
Human history is quite an enigma. We know so little, and much of what we think we know seems to be highly questionable.
鈥 occultbot (@occultb0t)
Diego Costa is an enigma. Looks 50, acts 15, is actually 26.
鈥 Futhead (@Futhead)
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鈥 James Caan CBE (@jamescaan)
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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of enigma?
A. cipher
B. answer
C. puzzle
D. riddle
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