имя существительное 1) тайна, загадка, головоломка Например: unsolved mystery — неразгаданная тайна murder mystery — тайна убийства shrouded / wrapped in mystery — окутанный тайной to pose a mystery — представлять (собой) тайну to clear up / fathom / solve / unravel a mystery — открыть, разгадать тайну The mystery deepens. — Загадка становится всё запутаннее. It was a mystery to me. — Это было для меня тайной. Her disappearance poses a real mystery. — Её исчезновение - это настоящая тайна. Синоним(ы): puzzle, enigma, riddle 2) [религия] тайна, (великое) таинство Например: the great mystery of salvation — великое таинство (нашего) спасения 3) произведение с захватывающим сюжетом и элементами мистики а) детективный роман, рассказ б) [театральное дело] мистерия
I. noun (plural -teries) Etymology: Middle English mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Greek mystērion, from mystēs initiate 1. a. a religious truth that one can know only by revelation and cannot fully understand b. (1) any of the 15 events (as the Nativity, the Crucifixion, or the Assumption) serving as a subject for meditation during the saying of the rosary (2) capitalized a Christian sacrament; specifically Eucharist c. (1) a secret religious rite believed (as in Eleusinian and Mithraic cults) to impart enduring bliss to the initiate (2) a cult devoted to such rites 2. a. something not understood or beyond understanding; enigma b. obsolete a private secret c. the secret or specialized practices or ritual peculiar to an occupation or a body of people Example: the mysteries of the tailor's craft d. a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solution of a mysterious crime 3. profound, inexplicable, or secretive quality or character Example: the mystery of her smile Synonyms: mystery, problem, enigma, riddle, puzzle mean something which baffles or perplexes. mystery applies to what cannot be fully understood by reason or less strictly to whatever resists or defies explanation Example: the mystery of the stone monoliths. problem applies to a question or difficulty calling for a solution or causing concern Example: problems created by high technology. enigma applies to utterance or behavior that is very difficult to interpret Example: his suicide remains an enigma. riddle suggests an enigma or problem involving paradox or apparent contradiction Example: the riddle of the reclusive pop star. puzzle applies to an enigma or problem that challenges ingenuity for its solution Example: the thief's motives were a puzzle for the police. II. noun (plural -teries) Etymology: Middle English ministry, office, craft, from Anglo-French mesterie, from Late Latin misterium, mysterium, alteration of ministerium service, occupation, from minister servant — more at minister 1. archaic trade, craft 2. archaic a body of persons engaged in a particular trade, business, or profession; guild 3. mystery play