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

The tricky word conundrum is used to describe a riddle or puzzle, sometimes including a play on words or pun.

One of the most famous conundrums is the riddle of the Sphinx, famously in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. Oedipus encounters the Sphinx, a mythical beast, who asks him, "What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?" The answer is "A person": crawling as a child, walking as an adult, and using a cane in old age. The scary thing is that if the Sphinx asked you the riddle and you didn't know, she'd eat you!

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conundrum: conundrums

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But in this age of social media – where we are split into two selves – there remains a conundrum.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

This conundrum at some point needs to trigger genuine soul-searching among California Democrats.

Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016)

Playing with leads is a relatively new conundrum for the Lakers.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016)

n a difficult problem

Syn|Hyper

brain-teaser, enigma, riddle

problem

a question raised for consideration or solution

单词	conundrum
释义	conundrum (once / 5511 pages) n The tricky word conundrum is used to describe a riddle or puzzle, sometimes including a play on words or pun. One of the most famous conundrums is the riddle of the Sphinx, famously in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. Oedipus encounters the Sphinx, a mythical beast, who asks him, "What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?" The answer is "A person": crawling as a child, walking as an adult, and using a cane in old age. The scary thing is that if the Sphinx asked you the riddle and you didn't know, she'd eat you! WORD FAMILY conundrum: conundrums USAGE EXAMPLES But in this age of social media – where we are split into two selves – there remains a conundrum. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) This conundrum at some point needs to trigger genuine soul-searching among California Democrats. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Playing with leads is a relatively new conundrum for the Lakers. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) n a difficult problem Syn\|Hyper brain-teaser, enigma, riddle problem a question raised for consideration or solution
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