cryptic

[US]/ˈkrɪptɪk/
[UK]/ˈkrɪptɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 秘密的,隐秘的

Phrases & Collocations

cryptic message

神秘信息

cryptic crossword

填字游戏

cryptic code

密码

cryptic behavior

神秘行为

Example Sentences

a cryptic(al) remark

含义隐晦的话

decode a cryptic message

译解神秘信息

he wrote cryptic notes in a cipher.

他用密码书写密码笔记。

The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms. Something

新的保险单上没有写上隐晦或神秘的词句。

She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.

她隐晦地表示说这部电影是她人生的写照。

3) Geographic isolation may facilitate cryptic speciation of marine holoplankton.However,contribution of allopatric speciation is still questionable;

3)地理隔离有助于海洋终生浮游生物隐种的形成,但异域物种形成的作用仍值得商榷;

Real-world Examples

They're just so cryptic and secretive.

它们是如此神秘莫测和行踪诡秘。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2022 Collection

Nice little cryptic saying, as is typical of Kafka.

隽永的警句 卡夫卡经典风格。

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

As is usual with the cryptic kingdom, no one really has a clue.

正如同这神秘王国一般,没有人掌握真正的内情。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

You're being cryptic now, father. Why don't you just say the word?

你别说的这么隐晦啊,父亲。为何不说出来那个字呢?

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Yeah. Good for you! - Lots of cryptic words does it help?

是的。答得真好!- 很多隐晦的词语,有帮助吗?

Source: Gourmet Base

And the others had to be content with this cryptic answer.

面对他那神秘的回答,其他动物只好就此罢休。

Source: Animal Farm

Muck diving is about searching for the unusual, the cryptic and the rare.

漫潜是寻找与众不同、神秘和稀有。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Well, you do that, it's was cryptic, so you do speaking code.

你就是这样 你刚刚就是话里有话。

Source: Go blank axis version

Some of his answers were so cryptic—as if he had a hidden agenda.

他的某些回答是那么神秘,就好像他还有不为人知的一面。

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

They were poets and provocateurs, writing cryptic messages on walls next to art galleries.

他们是诗人和煽动者,在艺术画廊旁边的墙上写着神秘的信息。

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

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