cryptic

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

Translation

adj. 祕密的,隱祕的

Phrases & Collocations

cryptic message

神祕信息

cryptic crossword

填字遊戲

cryptic code

密碼

cryptic behavior

神祕行爲

Example Sentences

a cryptic(al) remark

含義隱晦的話

decode a cryptic message

譯解神祕信息

he wrote cryptic notes in a cipher.

他用密碼書寫密碼筆記。

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

新的保險單上沒有寫上隱晦或神祕的詞句。

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

她隱晦地表示說這部電影是她人生的寫照。

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

3)地理隔離有助於海洋終生浮游生物隱種的形成,但異域物種形成的作用仍值得商榷;

Real-world Examples

They're just so cryptic and secretive.

它們是如此神祕莫測和行蹤詭祕。

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

Nice little cryptic saying, as is typical of Kafka.

雋永的警句 卡夫卡經典風格。

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

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

正如同這神祕王國一般,沒有人掌握真正的內情。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

你別說的這麼隱晦啊,父親。爲何不說出來那個字呢?

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

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

是的。答得真好!- 很多隱晦的詞語,有幫助嗎?

Source: Gourmet Base

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

面對他那神祕的回答,其他動物只好就此罷休。

Source: Animal Farm

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

漫潛是尋找與衆不同、神祕和稀有。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

你就是這樣 你剛剛就是話裏有話。

Source: Go blank axis version

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

他的某些回答是那麼神祕,就好像他還有不爲人知的一面。

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

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

他們是詩人和煽動者,在藝術畫廊旁邊的牆上寫着神祕的信息。

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

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