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enigma

/ɪˈnɪɡmə/

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1 · n.

a person or thing that is difficult to understand

谜；难解之事

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The origin of the strange signal remains an enigma.
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那个奇怪信号的来源仍是个谜。
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Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɪɡmə/

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