mysterious

• Описывает нечто, что трудно или невозможно понять, объяснить или идентифицировать.

Describes something that is difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

1. Difficult to understand or explainB1formal

   Something that is not easily understood or explained; puzzling or enigmatic.

   Загадочный

   • The ancient ruins have a mysterious origin that scholars are still debating.
   • She gave him a mysterious smile that he couldn't interpret.
   • The disappearance of the plane remains one of the most mysterious events in aviation history.

   Synonymsarcanebafflingcrypticenigmaticincomprehensibleinexplicableobscureperplexingpuzzlingunfathomable

   Antonymsapparentclearcomprehensibleevidentexplicableintelligibleknownobviousplainunderstandable

2. Having a hidden or secret qualityB2formal

   Characterized by a quality that is not immediately obvious or apparent to the senses or intellect.

   Таинственный

   • The forest had a mysterious atmosphere that made the hikers feel uneasy.
   • His mysterious behavior raised suspicions among his colleagues.
   • There was a mysterious light flickering in the abandoned house.

   Synonymsarcanecovertcrypticenigmaticinexplicableinscrutableobscureoccultunfathomableveiled

   Antonymsapparentclearevidentobviousplaintransparent