| 单词 | riddle |
| 释义 | riddle1[ rid-l ] / ˈrɪd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR riddle ON THESAURUS.COM nouna question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum. a puzzling question, problem, or matter. a puzzling thing or person. any enigmatic or dark saying or speech. verb (used without object), rid·dled, rid·dling.to propound riddles; speak enigmatically. Origin of riddle1First recorded before 1000; Middle English redel, redels (noun), Old English rǣdels(e) “counsel, opinion, imagination, riddle” (rǣd(an) “to counsel, rede ” + -els(e) noun suffix) with loss of -s- in Middle English through confusion with the plural form of the noun suffix -el -le (cf. burial); cognate with German Rätsel, Dutch raadsel synonym study for riddle1. See puzzle. Words nearby riddlerid, ridable, Ridaura, riddance, ridden, riddle, ride, rideable, Rideal-Walker coefficient, Rideau Canal, Rideau Hall Definition for riddle (2 of 2)riddle2 [ rid-l ] / ˈrɪd l / verb (used with object), rid·dled, rid·dling.to pierce with many holes, suggesting those of a sieve: to riddle the target. to fill or affect with (something undesirable, weakening, etc.): a government riddled with graft. to impair or refute completely by persistent verbal attacks: to riddle a person's reputation. to sift through a riddle, as gravel; screen. nouna coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry. Origin of riddle2before 1100; (noun) Middle English riddil,Old English hriddel, variant of hridder, hrīder; cognate with German Reiter; akin to Latin crībrum sieve; (v.) Middle English ridlen to sift, derivative of the noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for riddleBritish Dictionary definitions for riddle (1 of 2)riddle1 / (ˈrɪdəl) / nouna question, puzzle, or verse so phrased that ingenuity is required for elucidation of the answer or meaning; conundrum a person or thing that puzzles, perplexes, or confuses; enigma verbto solve, explain, or interpret (a riddle or riddles) (intr) to speak in riddles Derived forms of riddleriddler, nounWord Origin for riddleOld English rǣdelle, rǣdelse, from rǣd counsel; related to Old Saxon rādislo, German Rätsel British Dictionary definitions for riddle (2 of 2)riddle2 / (ˈrɪdəl) / verb (tr)(usually foll by with) to pierce or perforate with numerous holesriddled with bullets to damage or impair to put through a sieve; sift to fill or pervadethe report was riddled with errors nouna sieve, esp a coarse one used for sand, grain, etc Derived forms of riddleriddler, nounWord Origin for riddleOld English hriddel a sieve, variant of hridder; related to Latin crībrum sieve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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