mysterious

不可解な、不思議な

奇妙で、説明したり理解したりするのが難しい。

やさしい英語で： Strange and difficult to explain or understand.

• We heard a mysterious noise.
• Police are investigating his mysterious disappearance.
• The lights went out for some mysterious reason.

類義語： puzzling, inexplicable, enigmatic

よく使う表現： mysterious disappearance, mysterious noise, mysterious circumstances

正体不明の、謎の

誰から、またはどこから来たのか分からない。

やさしい英語で： Coming from a person or place that nobody knows or can identify.

• A mysterious package arrived today.
• Someone left a mysterious note on my desk.
• We never identified the mysterious caller.

類義語： unidentified, unknown

よく使う表現： mysterious phone call, mysterious message, mysterious package

謎めいた、ミステリアスな

性格や特徴について、他の人にはほとんど知られていない。

やさしい英語で： Having a character or features that other people know little about.

• Our neighbour is a mysterious man.
• A mysterious stranger sat alone in the corner.
• She remained mysterious even to her closest friends.

類義語： enigmatic, inscrutable

よく使う表現： mysterious stranger, mysterious woman, mysterious past