请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 closed books
释义

closed book

noun

: something beyond comprehension : enigma

Synonyms

  • conundrum
  • enigma
  • head-scratcher
  • mystery
  • mystification
  • puzzle
  • puzzlement
  • riddle
  • secret
  • why
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

the couple's unorthodox marriage is definitely a closed book to those outside of the relationship
Recent Examples on the Web And there’s reason to believe that Kirchick sees this history as a closed book, a chapter that now belongs to the past. Samuel Clowes Huneke, The New Republic, 8 June 2022 Readings of Alwyn as a closed book could be down to him being interviewed by people who aren’t used to encountering his English sensibility. Louis Staples, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2022 Tightly gathered, accordion-like pastry sheets fold neatly onto themselves, resembling the edge of a closed book. Vivian Song, Robb Report, 1 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

closed books

noun

plural of closed book
as in mysteries
something hard to understand or explain the couple's unorthodox marriage is definitely a closed book to those outside of the relationship

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • mysteries
  • secrets
  • puzzles
  • mystifications
  • riddles
  • problems
  • puzzlements
  • matters
  • enigmas
  • whys
  • challenges
  • troubles
  • conundrums
  • head-scratchers
  • cases
  • perplexities
  • posers
  • stumpers
  • brainteasers
  • knots
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 11:33:43