英语词汇“conundrum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

conundrum

/kəˈnʌndrəm

noun (plural conundrums)

1A confusing and difficult problem or question: one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts...

Children with recurrent abdominal pain present a difficult conundrum for doctors.
For the environmentalists, there was no getting around this difficult conundrum.
Other than that, it can be something of a difficult ethical conundrum for somebody.

Synonyms

problem, difficult question, vexed question, difficulty, quandary, dilemma;

puzzle, enigma, mystery

informal poser, facer, stumper, cruncher

1.1A question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle.Fortunately the answer to the conundrum came into reach as we shuffled along....

Later on he successfully puzzled over the riddles of some bawdy conundrums.
I can't seem to see a clear answer for this conundrum and therefore it sidetracks me and taunts me.

Synonyms

riddle, puzzle, word game, anagram

informal brain-teaser, brain-twister

Origin

Late 16th century: of unknown origin, but first recorded in a work by Thomas Nashe, as a term of abuse for a crank or pedant, later coming to denote a whim or fancy, also a pun. Current senses date from the late 17th century.

The origin of conundrum is itself a conundrum. In 1596 the English political writer Thomas Nashe used it as a term of abuse for a crank or pedant: ‘So will I…drive him to confess himself a Conundrum, who now thinks he hath learning enough to prove the salvation of Lucifer.’ The word later came to refer both to a whim and a pun. The current sense of ‘a riddle or puzzle’ dates from the late 17th century.

单词	conundrum
释义	conundrum /kəˈnʌndrəm / noun (plural conundrums) 1A confusing and difficult problem or question: one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts... Children with recurrent abdominal pain present a difficult conundrum for doctors. For the environmentalists, there was no getting around this difficult conundrum. Other than that, it can be something of a difficult ethical conundrum for somebody. Synonyms problem, difficult question, vexed question, difficulty, quandary, dilemma; puzzle, enigma, mystery informal poser, facer, stumper, cruncher 1.1A question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle.Fortunately the answer to the conundrum came into reach as we shuffled along.... Later on he successfully puzzled over the riddles of some bawdy conundrums. I can't seem to see a clear answer for this conundrum and therefore it sidetracks me and taunts me. Synonyms riddle, puzzle, word game, anagram informal brain-teaser, brain-twister Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin, but first recorded in a work by Thomas Nashe, as a term of abuse for a crank or pedant, later coming to denote a whim or fancy, also a pun. Current senses date from the late 17th century. The origin of conundrum is itself a conundrum. In 1596 the English political writer Thomas Nashe used it as a term of abuse for a crank or pedant: ‘So will I…drive him to confess himself a Conundrum, who now thinks he hath learning enough to prove the salvation of Lucifer.’ The word later came to refer both to a whim and a pun. The current sense of ‘a riddle or puzzle’ dates from the late 17th century.
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