confusion
confusion
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required
不确定；疑惑
there seems to be some confusion about which system does what.
看来关于哪个系统起什么作用有些不确定。
he cleared up the confusion over the party's policy.
他消除了对于党的政策的疑惑。
■a situation of panic; a breakdown of order
慌张，慌乱；紊乱，无秩序
the guaranteed income bond market was thrown into confusion.
有保障的收益债券市场陷入一片恐慌。
■a disorderly jumble
混乱；杂乱；一团糟
all I can see is a confusion of brown cardboard boxes.
我能看见的只是一堆杂乱的褐色纸板箱。 - the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something
困惑，糊涂，迷茫
she looked about her in confusion.
她迷茫地环视四周。
■the mistaking of one person or thing for another:
混淆；误认
there is some confusion between ‘unlawful’ and ‘illegal’.
‘unlawful’ 和‘illegal’ 之间有些混淆。
[count noun]most of the errors are reasonable confusions between similar words or sequences of words.
大多数错误实际上就是把相似的词或相似的词串理性地混同起来所造成的。
- Middle English: from Latin confusio(n-), from the verb confundere 'mingle together' (see confuse)
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