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riddle

音標['ridl] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 謎, 謎語, 粗篩
vt. 解謎, 給...出謎, 篩, 尋根究底地檢驗, 充滿於
vi. 出謎
【化】 粗篩

詞型變化:

名詞:riddler 動詞過去式:riddled 過去分詞:riddled 現在分詞:riddling 第三人稱單數:riddles 

詞意辨析:

puzzle, mystery, riddle, problem
這些名詞均有“謎、難題”之意。
puzzle: 語氣較強,指複雜令人費解的情況或問題
mystery: 指常人難以認識其起因或性質奧秘,或指有意不讓人理解的奧妙。
riddle: 指供人猜的謎語遊戲,也可指終究會有解答的難題。
problem: 指有待探討的疑難問題,也可指令人困惑的情況。

英文解釋:

名詞 riddle:

  1. a difficult problem
    同義詞:conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
  2. a coarse sieve (as for gravel)

動詞 riddle:

  1. pierce with many holes
  2. set a difficult problem or riddle
  3. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
    同義詞:screen
  4. spread or diffuse through
    同義詞:permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue
  5. speak in riddles
  6. explain a riddle

例句:

  1. He got the answer to the riddle as quick as a flash.
    他一下子就猜中了謎底。
  2. That painting is still a riddle to us.
    那幅畫對我們仍然是個謎。
  3. He could not solve the riddle.
    他猜不出這個謎。
  4. The door was riddled with shots.
    門被 * 打得儘是窟窿

詳細解釋:


riddle

v.tr.(及物動詞)
rid.dled,rid.dling,rid.dles
To pierce with numerous holes; perforate:
刺出無數窟窿;打排孔:
例句:
riddle a target with bullets.
用 * 把耙子打成蜂窩似的

To spread throughout:
充斥,瀰漫
例句:
.Election campaigns have always been riddled with demagogy and worse.(New Republic)
.選舉活動總是充斥了煽動和壞事.(共和)

To put (gravel, for example) through a coarse sieve.
篩分:通過粗眼篩子過濾(例如,石子)
n.(名詞)
A coarse sieve, as for gravel.
粗篩:粗眼篩子,如用來篩石子

來源:
Middle English riddlen [to sift]
中古英文 riddlen [篩,精選]
from riddil [sieve]
源自 riddil [篩子,過濾器]
alteration of Old English hriddel * see krei-
古英文 hriddel的變化 *參見 krei-

【引伸】
rid.dler
n.(名詞)

---------------另--------------
riddle
riddle 2

n.(名詞)
A question or statement requiring thought to answer or understand; a conundrum.
謎(語):需要思考才能回答或理解的問題或陳述;謎語
One that is perplexing; an enigma.
令人困擾的事物,迷惑不解的問題
v.(動詞)
rid.dled,rid.dling,rid.dles
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To solve or explain.
解決,解釋
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To propound or solve riddles.
提出,解謎
To speak in riddles.
說謎語

來源:
Middle English redels
中古英文 redels
from Old English dels * see ar-
源自 古英文 dels *參見 ar-

【引伸】
rid.dler
n.(名詞)

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