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cryptic

/krip-tik/US // ˈkrɪp tɪk //UK // (ˈkrɪptɪk) //

晦涩难懂,晦涩难懂的,隐晦的,隐秘的

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enigmatic神秘莫测,神秘莫测的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的veiled隐蔽的,面纱,隐蔽,昧着良心equivocal模棱两可的,暧昧的,暧昧不明,暧昧不清strange奇怪,奇怪的,陌生的,陌生arcane玄学,玄妙,玄妙的,弧形mysterious神秘的,神秘,神奇的,玄妙的incomprehensible难以理解的,难以理解,不可理解的,不可理喻的vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清abstruse玄妙,玄妙的,艰深的,艰深难懂apocryphal杜撰,集部,杜撰的,集锦cabalistic阴谋论,阴阳怪气,阴阳怪气的,阴谋论的dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗esoteric深奥的,深奥,深入浅出,奥秘的evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽inexplicable莫名其妙,莫名其妙的,莫名的,莫明其妙murky阴暗,阴暗的,昏暗的,阴沉mystic神秘主义者,神秘主义,神秘人,神秘mystical神秘的,神奇的,神秘,神奇

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Also cryp·ti·cal.

    • : mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
    • : abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note.
    • : secret; occult: a cryptic writing.
    • : involving or using cipher, code, etc.
    • : Zoology. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.secret; obscure in meaning
Synonyms
ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的arcane玄学,玄妙,玄妙的,弧形enigmatic神秘莫测,神秘莫测的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸equivocal模棱两可的,暧昧的,暧昧不明,暧昧不清incomprehensible难以理解的,难以理解,不可理解的,不可理喻的mysterious神秘的,神秘,神奇的,玄妙的strange奇怪,奇怪的,陌生的,陌生vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清veiled隐蔽的,面纱,隐蔽,昧着良心delphian德尔菲,德尔菲安,德尔菲亚delphic德尔菲,长颈鹿,三角洲abstruse玄妙,玄妙的,艰深的,艰深难懂apocryphal杜撰,集部,杜撰的,集锦cabalistic阴谋论,阴阳怪气,阴阳怪气的,阴谋论的dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗esoteric深奥的,深奥,深入浅出,奥秘的evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽inexplicable莫名其妙,莫名其妙的,莫名的,莫明其妙murky阴暗,阴暗的,昏暗的,阴沉mystic神秘主义者,神秘主义,神秘人,神秘mystical神秘的,神奇的,神秘,神奇mystifying阴阳怪气,神秘的,阴阳怪气的,神奇的occult玄学,非自然,隐秘,玄秘opaque不透明的,不透明,不透光,不透光的oracular白话,白话文,壮观的,口才perplexing令人困惑的,令人费解的,令人疑惑的,令人费解puzzling令人费解的是,令人费解的,令人困惑的是,令人费解recondite深奥的,复杂的,深奥难懂,深奥难懂的secretive隐秘的,诡秘的,秘密的,隐蔽的tenebrous坚韧的,韧带,韧皮,坚韧不拔unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明unfathomable莫测高深,莫名其妙,莫名其妙的,不可思议uninformative不知所云,不了解情况,不了解情况的人,不了解情况的

Examples

  • Neon’s somewhat cryptic demos showed off virtual, AI-powered avatars that were surprisingly convincing and conversational.

  • Some people write love letters, some try to fool others into thinking they’re actually traveling, and some send cryptic messages anonymously.

  • Search engines can intuit what you’re looking for from a few cryptic keywords.

  • The cryptic message was accompanied by a change to Abovitz’s Twitter bio referencing something called Project Phoenix.

  • After two weeks of nearly daily posts, he retired the project with one final, cryptic, self-written message.

  • Even as early as December 4, remarks from inside the bubble were cryptic and frightened.

  • He was like some cryptic English-Chekhovian figure, playing out the last days of his private, imagined Raj.

  • Kurant has crafted a new, cryptic narrative in which the three redundant characters come together in a wrecking yard.

  • I also think Damian Lewis's performance was stellar in episode after episode: vivid, cryptic, and (against all odds) believable.

  • While her motives may be a bit cryptic, she's certainly embracing the silver fox look.

  • With that cryptic message she ran back to the door, which was immediately slammed behind her.

  • This query is no doubt a very correct and moral one, but it seems somewhat cryptic.

  • He does not say cryptic things or babble trivialities in the name of the mighty Dead—the mighty Damned or the mighty Blest.

  • At the most he would fling out some cryptic hint, bestow some malediction upon life in general.

  • There were a few cryptic cautionary references to heightened physico-psychological effects.

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