Meaning of closed book | Babel Free
Definitions
A person or thing that cannot be easily understood; someone or something incomprehensible or puzzling.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Buch mit sieben Siegeln
Examples
“Her courteous, sedate, inexorable husband, whose will she could not bend⟳, whom she could not cajole, whose mind⟳ was a closed book to her — a book which had lain by her hand for three years, which she had never had the curiosity to open⟳!”
“Like⟳ the activities of British Railways Research⟳ Department, developing, testing and modifying diesel locomotives before their acceptance for service is another behind-the-scenes activity which is a closed book to most passengers and to many railwaymen.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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