conundrum

英 [kəˈnʌndrəm]

美 [kəˈnʌndrəm]

n.  令人迷惑的难题; 复杂难解的问题; 谜语

复数：conundrums　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19235 / COCA.14380

牛津词典

noun

• 令人迷惑的难题；复杂难解的问题
  a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve
• 谜语
  a question, usually involving a trick with words, that you ask for fun

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 难题;复杂难解的问题
  Aconundrumis a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
  1. ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.
     在善良的上帝创造的世界里存在着邪恶和苦难这一神学之谜

英英释义

noun

• a difficult problem
  Synonym:riddleenigmabrain-teaser

双语例句

• Matching gay and lesbian executives to socially progressive destinations might seem to solve the conundrum.
  把同性恋高管刻意安排到社会文化进步的目的地看似可以解决这个难题。
• Cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham explained this conundrum in his 2009 book 'Why Don't Students Like School?
  认知心理学家丹尼尔•威林厄姆（DanielWillingham）在他2009年的《学生缘何不喜欢学校》（Whydon'tStudentsLikeSchool？）一书里解答了这个难题。
• This conundrum lies at the heart of why our economy is still in the doldrums.
  这一难题是我们的经济现在为何仍处于低迷的核心问题。
• This year's mutual-fund scoreboard highlights an interesting conundrum about investing in emerging markets.
  年的共同基金业绩情况凸显出投资新兴市场的一个有趣难题。
• Economists said the surge in inflation also presented Asian central bankers with a conundrum that went against their instincts.
  经济学家表示，通胀飙升还给亚洲各国央行官员带来了一个与其本能相悖的难题。
• The colorful mid-priced iMac has also succeeded by playing down the compatibility conundrum.
  多色泽、中等价位的iMac的成功还在于它解决了计算机兼容性的难题。
• What is the way out of this conundrum?
  如何破解这一难题？
• The revelation helps resolve a conundrum that had emerged in Chinese data.
  上述信息帮助解决了中国数据出现的一个谜题。
• More than any other scientific problem the cosmic-expansion conundrum presents scientists with an existential quandary.
  宇宙膨胀之谜给科学家们提供了一个比所有其它科学问题更大的存在难题。
• That's what they call a conundrum.
  这真是一个难题。