Cryptic



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 秘密的, 神秘的
• ［英］ adj. 秘密的, 神秘的 ( having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious; baffling; obscure)
• ［记］ crypt ( 秘密) +ic -> 秘密的
• ［同］ 同根词: apocrypha ( 伪经) ;cryptogram ( 密码, 暗号)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptikos, from kryptos
• Date: circa 1638
• 1. secret, occult
• 2.
  • a. having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning ; mysterious <cryptic messages
  • b. marked by an often perplexing brevity <cryptic marginal notes
• 3. serving to conceal <cryptic coloration in animals; also exhibiting cryptic coloration <cryptic animals
• 4. not recognized cryptic infection
• 5. employing cipher or code
• Synonyms: see obscure
• ? cryptically adverb

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