a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation 困惑,进退两难,困窘 Kate was in a quandary. 凯特进退两难。 ■a difficult situation; a practical dilemma (进退两难的)困境,窘境 a legal quandary. 法律上的窘境。
语源
late 16th cent.: perhaps partly from Latin quando 'when'