cryptic

英['krɪptɪk] 美['krɪptɪk]
  • adj. 隐秘的；秘密的；用密码的；隐晦的
cryptically cryptical crypticness
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Adjective:
  1. of an obscure nature;

    "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
    "a deep dark secret"
    "the inscrutable workings of Providence"
    "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"
    "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

  2. having a secret or hidden meaning;

    "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"
    "cryptic writings"
    "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"

  3. having a puzzling terseness;

    "a cryptic note"

双语例句

1. He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges.
他发表了一个简短隐晦的声明，否认对其间谍行为的指控。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.
她隐晦地表示说这部电影是她人生的写照.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He pointed north with a cryptic laugh. " Over there, Beijing. "
老汉神秘地一笑,指着正北的方向说: “ 喏,从那里, 北京. ”

来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

4. My father's notes are more cryptic here.
父亲的这段笔记更加晦涩难懂。

来自辞典例句

5. This cryptic saying produced silence, until he spoke again.
这些隐秘的吐露使得大家全都沉默下来, 后来还是他开了口.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. A cryptic message said France needs to pull troops out of Afghanistan.
      一个神秘消息要求法国需要从阿富汗撤军。
    2. I don't know what this cryptic remark is intended to convey.
      我不知道这句暗藏玄机的评语是要表示什麽。
    3. Before the day was over, Henry issued a cryptic memo to top executives.
      亨利赶着在当天就向高级职员发出了一份使人费解的内部通知。
    4. She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.
      她隐晦地表示说这部电影是她人生的写照。

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