mystery
/ˈmɪstri/noun
उच्चारण मिस्ट्री
रहस्य, पहेली
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[C]
something that is difficult to understand or explain
रहस्य, पहेली
- How the money disappeared remains a mystery.
- the mysteries of the universe
- The cause of the fire is still a mystery.
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- It is a mystery to me how he finished so soon.
- Scientists are still solving the mysteries of the deep sea.
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[U]
the quality of being difficult to understand and therefore interesting
रहस्यमयता, गूढ़ता
- There is an air of mystery about the old house.
- A sense of mystery surrounds the abandoned railway station.
- The old fort is wrapped in mystery.
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- He liked the mystery of the dark forest.
- The book has an air of mystery from the first page.
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[C]
a story, film or play in which a crime is solved
जासूसी या रहस्य-कथा
- She loves reading murder mysteries.
- The detective mystery kept readers guessing until the last page.
- Radhika borrowed a mystery from the library.
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- The mystery was set in a small hill town.
- He writes mysteries for children.
Synonyms thriller whodunit
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a mystery (countable) / mystery (uncountable)
Use 'a mystery' for a particular puzzling thing and 'mystery' for the general quality of being strange and hard to explain.
किसी विशेष पहेली के लिए 'a mystery' और रहस्यमयता के सामान्य गुण के लिए uncountable 'mystery' आता है।
- The cause of the fire remains a mystery.
- The old fort is full of mystery.
it is a mystery (to sb) why/how/who/whether
Use this pattern with a wh-clause when something cannot be explained. 'To sb' says who does not understand.
जब कोई बात समझ से परे हो, तब wh-clause के साथ यह pattern आता है; 'to sb' बताता है कि किसे समझ नहीं आती।
- It is a mystery to me how she finished the paper in an hour.
mystery + noun (story, guest, prize)
As a modifier, mystery means unknown or secret, or about a crime puzzle, as in mystery novel or mystery guest.
Modifier के रूप में mystery का अर्थ अज्ञात या गुप्त, या अपराध की पहेली वाला होता है।
- Radhika loves reading mystery novels in the holidays.
mysterious (adj) / mysteriously (adv)
'Mysterious' describes something strange and not understood. 'Mysteriously' modifies a verb: the keys mysteriously disappeared.
'Mysterious' अजीब और अबूझ वस्तु का वर्णन करता है; 'mysteriously' क्रिया को विशेषित करता है।
- The keys mysteriously disappeared from the locked drawer.
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adjective + mystery
unsolvedcompletebafflingmurderdeepreal
- The theft remained an unsolved mystery for years.
verb + mystery
solveunravelexplainremaininvestigate
- The detective finally unravelled the mystery of the missing painting.
mystery + noun
noveltourguestprizestoryshopper
- The magazine will announce the mystery guest tomorrow.
phrases with mystery
shrouded in mysterya mystery to methe mystery of lifewrapped in mystery
- His origins are shrouded in mystery.
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- Why the bridge collapsed is still a mystery.
पुल क्यों ढहा, यह अभी भी रहस्य है।
- The mystery was solved by a young police officer.
एक युवा पुलिस अधिकारी ने इस रहस्य को सुलझा लिया।
- I enjoy Agatha Christie's mystery stories.
मुझे अगाथा क्रिस्टी की रहस्य कथाएँ पसंद हैं।
- How he got the ticket is a mystery to everyone.
उसे टिकट कैसे मिला, यह सबके लिए रहस्य है।
- Computers are still a mystery to my grandmother.
कंप्यूटर आज भी मेरी दादी के लिए एक पहेली हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ It is a mystery that how he escaped.
✓ It is a mystery how he escaped.
Do not use 'that' before a wh-word like 'how'.
'How' जैसे wh-word से पहले 'that' नहीं लगता।
✗ The case is still in mystery.
✓ The case is still a mystery.
Use 'a mystery' as a noun complement, not 'in mystery'.
Complement के रूप में 'a mystery' आता है, 'in mystery' नहीं।
✗ Who stole the painting is still a mystery for the police.
✓ Who stole the painting is still a mystery to the police.
The person who cannot explain it follows 'a mystery to', not 'for'.
जिसे बात समझ नहीं आती उसके लिए 'a mystery to' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
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