c. 1300, "bewilderment," from Old French perplexite "confusion, perplexity," from Late Latin perplexitatem (nominative perplexitas), from Latin perplexus "confused, involved, interwoven," from per- "completely" + plexus "entangled," past participle of plectere "to twine" (see complex (adj.)). From 1590s as "something that causes perplexity."
雙語例句
1. Most of them just stared at her in perplexity.
他們多數(shù)人茫然地凝視著她。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. She looked at us in some perplexity.
她有點困惑不解地看著我們.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He scratched his head in perplexity.
他困窘得直抓頭皮.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. He began counting them and then, with growing perplexity, counted them a second time.
他開始數(shù)，然后更加困惑，于是又數(shù)了一遍。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Robert outfaces his perplexity with his most peremptory air.