maze: [13] Maze was originally a verb (now obsolete) meaning ‘daze’, which arose by shortening of amaze. When it was first used as a noun it meant ‘delusion, delirium’, and it was not until the late 14th century that it began to be used for a ‘structure of bewildering complexity’. => amaze
maze (n.)
c. 1300, "delusion, bewilderment" (also as a verb, "stupefy, daze"), possibly from Old English *m?s, which is suggested by the compound amasod "amazed" and verb amasian "to confound, confuse" (see amaze). Perhaps related to Norwegian dialectal mas "exhausting labor," Swedish masa "to be slow or sluggish." Meaning "labyrinth" first recorded late 14c.
雙語例句
1. The palace has extensive gardens, a maze, and tennis courts.
這座宮殿有幾座大花園、一處迷宮和幾個網球場。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The book tries to steer you through the maze of alternative therapies.
本書旨在就各種非傳統療法為您指點迷津。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He had romped through the maze of questions with unexpected ease.
想不到他不費吹灰之力很快就解決了那些錯綜復雜的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The tented ceiling hides a maze of water pipes.
形似帳篷的天花板上隱藏著迷宮似的水管。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He knows his way around the intricate maze of European law.