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conundrum

UK //kəˈnʌn.drəm//US //kəˈnʌn.drəm//

词源

源自16世纪晚期,可能来自拉丁语 'conundrum'(学术玩笑)或牛津大学的俚语,原指双关语或文字游戏。

noun

❶ 指难以解决或理解的复杂问题或谜题,通常带有困惑或矛盾的性质。

“The government faces the conundrum of reducing taxes while maintaining public services.”

(政府面临既要减税又要维持公共服务的难题。)

“Solving this mathematical conundrum took him three days.”

(解决这个数学难题花了他三天时间。)

同义词:puzzle, dilemma, riddle, enigma, paradox

常见短语

solve a conundrum — 解决一个复杂或棘手的问题,通常需要创造性思维或深入分析。

“The team worked together to solve the conundrum of the missing data.”

(团队一起努力解决了数据丢失的棘手问题。)