perplex

perplex
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be perplexed)(of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled
    使困惑，使茫然
    she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness.
    她对丈夫的闷闷不乐感到困惑不解。
    [as adj. perplexing]a perplexing problem.
    一个令人费解的问题。
    ■(dated)complicate or confuse (a matter)
    (旧)使（事情）复杂化，使难办
    they were perplexing a subject plain in itself.
    他们正在使一个本身简单的问题复杂化。
派生
perplexedly
adverb
perplexingly
adverb
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex 'bewildered', from Latin perplexus 'entangled', based on plexus 'interwoven', from the verb plectere
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