2 謎の人; 不可解な事物[事件].

・It is an enigma to me.

・The enigma of his personality fascinated me. 謎のような彼の性格が私を引きつけた.

《1539》 L aenigma Gk anigma riddle ← ainssesthai to speak in riddles ← anos tale, riddle ← ? IE ai- utterance engma cnon

n. 【音楽】 ＝riddle canon. enigmata

n. enigma の複数形. en・ig・mat・ic /ngmk ｜ -tk←/

adj.

1 謎のような, 解き難い (puzzling).

・He gave an enigmatic smile. 謎めいた微笑を浮かべた.