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

• That's what they call a conundrum.
  这真是一个难题。
• The New York Times recently called in a group of relationship experts to discuss this conundrum.
  前不久，《纽约时报》召集一组情感专家就这一难题展开讨论。
• In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late.
  在变幻莫测的生活和历史之中，有一样东西叫做悔之晚矣。
• So what's your answer to this conundrum?
  那么对于这个问题你的答案是什么？
• But it took a Hungarian politician to turn a logical conundrum into a political strategy.
  不过这句话却让一位匈牙利政治家把一句逻辑难题变成了一个政治策略。
• 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。
• 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。
• Your mind resolves this conundrum by deciding that actually the study was pretty interesting after all.
  你的思维是通过决定其实这个研究毕竟还是十分有趣的来解决这一难题。
• It is a conundrum in game theory known as a prisoner's dilemma.
  这在搏弈理论中被称做囚徒的困境。
• The solution to this conundrum is obvious once you understand how all the logging pieces fit together.
  一旦您了解了所有日志部分如何组合在一起，那么这个问题的解决办法是显而易见的。