| 单词 | mystified |
| 释义 | mystified (once / 2920 pages) adj When you're mystified, you're completely confused. You'll probably feel mystified by the subway system in a foreign country the first time you attempt to use it. On the first day of high school, there are plenty of mystified students wandering the halls, and some mystified new parents aren't sure what to do with a crying baby. When a situation leaves you baffled or puzzled, you're mystified. The verb mystify is at the root of the adjective mystified, from the French word mystifier, which is thought to come from either mystique, "a mystic," or mystère, "a mystery." WORD FAMILYmystify: demystify, mystification, mystified, mystifier, mystifies, mystifying+/demystify: demystified, demystifies, demystifying/mystification: mystifications/mystifier: mystifiers/mystifying: mystifyingly USAGE EXAMPLESEven some Russians are mystified by the story’s low-key reception. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) Investigators were mystified that the attacker was able to leave without tracking any blood across the floor, disappearing into the soggy night. Washington Times(Dec 04, 2016) They were further mystified by the seemingly logic-defying decision to have young actors ranging in age from 16 to 25 play the grown-up characters. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) adj totally perplexed and mixed up Syn metagrabolised, metagrabolized, metagrobolised, metagrobolized perplexed full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment |
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