inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable 困惑,茫然 she paused in perplexity. 她困惑地停顿了一下。 ■[count noun](一般作 perplexities)a complicated or baffling situation or thing 令人困惑的情形;令人费解的事物 the perplexities of international relations. 国际关系的费解之处。
(archaic)an entangled state (古)复杂状态,杂乱状态 the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth. 矮棕树、花环形匍匐植物和有光泽的林下灌丛密密麻麻缠绕在一起。
语源
Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus 'entangled, confused' (see perplex)