| 单词 | perplexity |
| 释义 | perplexity (once / 682 pages) n Perplexity is confusion that results from something being complicated. The instruction manuals for computer components might put a look of perplexity on your face. If you think of the word complexity — which is when something is really intricate or involves lots of complicated parts — it might help you remember that perplexity is the state that results from complexity. You might experience perplexity at the complexity of the plays your coach has diagrammed, or perplexity at the complicated menu options at an Indian restaurant. WORD FAMILYperplexity: perplexities+/perplex: perplexed, perplexes, perplexing/perplexed: perplexedly, perplexity, unperplexed/perplexing: perplexingly USAGE EXAMPLESBig Italian clubs rarely hold interviews for coaches in the public manner that Inter did, which sparked perplexity among the club’s supporters. Washington Times(Nov 08, 2016) Her parents were conservative country-club people, who regarded their high-strung child with some perplexity. The New Yorker(Oct 10, 2016) Activists and members of China’s legal community expressed perplexity and outrage as the severity of the sentence emerged. The Guardian(Sep 22, 2016) n trouble or confusion resulting from complexity Hypo|Hyper closed book, enigma, mystery, secret something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained maze, snarl, tanglesomething jumbled or confused dilemma, quandarystate of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options double bind(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
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