enigma 



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n. (名詞 noun)

          1.    謎;難以理解的事物


The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

enigma, mystery, puzzle, riddle (nn.)   
 
All these mean“something difficult to explain or resolve,”“something baffling.” 

Enigma began as a problem posed in language, a tale or riddle that was hard or impossible to fathom; 

then figuratively it came to be applied to anything difficult to explain or resolve, anything baffling, including a person who may be described as an enigma, a mystery, a puzzle, or a riddle. 













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