mystery

謎、不可解なこと

大切な事実が分からず、理解したり説明したりできないこと。

やさしい英語で： Something that people cannot understand or explain because important facts are unknown.

• It is a mystery.
• Nobody has solved the mystery of her disappearance.
• How they got inside remains a mystery.

使い方： a mystery to someone (His sudden departure is a mystery to me.)

類義語： puzzle, enigma

よく使う表現： solve a mystery, remain a mystery, complete mystery

推理小説、ミステリー

犯罪や不思議な事件について、何が起きたかを解き明かす物語。

やさしい英語で： A story about a strange event or crime, in which someone tries to discover what happened.

• I enjoy a good mystery.
• She wrote a mystery set in a small village.
• Have you read any of his mysteries?

類義語： detective story, crime story, whodunit

よく使う表現： read a mystery, murder mystery, mystery novel

密儀

特定の宗教集団に認められた人だけが参加できる秘密の儀式。

やさしい英語で： A secret religious ceremony in which only people accepted into a particular religious group could take part.

• Only members could attend the mystery.
• The ancient mysteries included secret religious ceremonies.
• New members prepared carefully before taking part in the mysteries.

類義語： secret rite

よく使う表現： ancient mystery, mystery cult, mystery rite

玄義

キリスト教徒が特定の祈りで思い巡らす、イエスの生涯の出来事。

やさしい英語で： An event in the life of Jesus that Christians think about during certain prayers.

• They prayed over the first mystery.
• The crucifixion is one of the sorrowful mysteries.
• Each mystery gives the group an event to reflect on.

よく使う表現： joyful mystery, sorrowful mystery, glorious mystery