perplexity

perplexity
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]
  1. 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。
  2. (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
  1. Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus 'entangled, confused' (see perplex)
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