mys.te.ri.ous
mysterious的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [miˈstiəi:əs]
KK音标发音： [mɪˈstɪriəs]
mysterious的词性：
adj.（形容词）
1. Of, relating to, or being a mystery:
神秘的：神秘的、有关神秘的或是神秘的：
mysterious and infinite truths.
神秘不可解的真理
2. Simultaneously arousing wonder and inquisitiveness, and eluding explanation or comprehension:
不可思议的，难以理解的：同时引起惊奇和好奇的，而且是难以解释或无法理解的：
a mysterious visitor; mysterious conduct.
神秘而令人怀疑的拜访者；不可思议的指挥
mysterious的词源：
3. French mystérieux
法语 mystérieux
4. from mystère [secret]
源自 mystère [秘密]
5. from Latin myst?rium * see mystery 1
源自 拉丁语 myst?rium *参见 mystery1
mysterious的词性：
adv.（副词）
mysterious的词性：
n.（名词）
mysterious， esoteric， arcane， occult， inscrutable
6. These adjectives mean beyond human power to explain or understand. Something
这些形容词意为超越人类能力去理解或解释的。
7. mysterious arouses wonder and inquisitiveness and at the same time eludes explanation or comprehension:
mysterious 引起惊奇和好奇而同时又难以理解或解释的：
a mysterious noise;
神秘的噪音，
mysterious symbols.
神秘的符号，
“The sea lies all about us. . . . In its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life” (Rachel Carson). What is esoteric is mysterious because it is known and understood by only a small, select group, as by a circle of initiates or the members of a profession:
“海洋存在于我们的周围…在它神秘的过去，它一直笼罩着生活的暗面” （雷切尔·卡森）。esoteric 所指的神秘是因为它只被一小部分群体所理解， 如新入会的人的圈子或某一职业的成员：
a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories.
神秘的哲学理论书。
8. Arcane applies to what is hidden from the knowledge of all but those having the key to a secret:
Arcane 指隐藏在知识后的东西，但他们对于秘密是有答案的：
the arcane science of dowsing.
神奇的占卜科学。
9. Occult suggests knowledge reputedly gained only by secret, magical, or supernatural means:
Occult 暗指只有通过秘密、神奇或超自然的手段才能获得的知识：
occult powers;
神奇力量，
the occult sciences. Something that is inscrutable cannot be fathomed by means of investigation or scrutiny:
神秘科学。 inscrutable 表示通过检查或观察都无法明白的事物：
an inscrutable smile.
难以捉摸的微笑，
“It is not for me to attempt to fathom the inscrutable workings of Providence” (Earl of Birkenhead).
“我并不想明白上帝神秘工作的义务” （伯克黑德中的厄尔）