| 释义 |
per·plex
\pə(r)ˈpleks\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: obsolete English perplex, adjective, perplexed, involved, from Latin perplexus, from per- thoroughly + plexus involved, from past participle of plectere to plait, braid, interweave — more at per-, ply
1. : to disturb mentally especially so as to make impossible clear or decisive thinking on the matter at hand : fill with doubt, uncertainty, or confusion : bewilder, nonplus
< perplexed by many cares >
< such contradictions perplex the historian >
< questions that have perplexed men since time began — C.F.Strubbe >
2.
a. : to make intricate, involved, or difficult to understand : complicate, confuse
< no attempts at wit obscure or perplex his matter — Earl of Chesterfield >
b. : interweave, entangle
< brambles … perplexed and interwoven with one another — Joseph Addison >
3. obsolete : plague, vex, torment
Synonyms: see puzzle |