mysterious

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Huyền bí, kỳ lạ

BrE /ˈmɪstərɪəs/ AmE /ˈmɪstrəriəs/

adjective en → vi

1 SECRECY [attributive, predicative] B1

Huyền bí, kỳ lạ

seeming strange and difficult to understand or explain

  • a mysterious person/place/thing

Collocations mysterious disappearance · mysterious illness

  • The house had a mysterious atmosphere.

    Nhà có một bầu không khí huyền bí.

2 MYSTERY [attributive, predicative] B1

Kỳ bí, khó hiểu

connected with or like something that is strange and difficult to understand or explain

  • a mysterious person/place/thing

Collocations mysterious smile · mysterious look

  • She gave me a mysterious smile.

    Cô ấy mỉm cười với tôi một cách kỳ bí.