| 释义 |
▪ I. befuddle, befume etc.:
see be- prefix.
▪ II. befuddle, v.|bɪˈfʌd(ə)l|
[f. be- 4.]
To make stupid with tippling; also, to confuse, to stupefy. Hence beˈfuddlement, intoxication; confusion, stupefaction.
1887in N.E.D. s.v. be- 4. 1905 Academy 11 Feb. 132/2, I am not aiming at a general befuddlement..when I call it [sc. matter]..an expression of a relation. 1922Public Opinion 11 Aug. 135/2 Freedom from the befuddlement of drink. 1926Contemp. Rev. July 40 Their propaganda has befuddled public opinion. 1945A. J. P. Taylor Course German Hist. 7 The only ones to escape from complete befuddlement are the Marxists. |