morass
noun /məˈræs/
/məˈræs/
[usually singular] (formal)- an unpleasant and complicated situation that is difficult to escape from
困境；陷阱 - a morass of lies and deceit
谎言和欺骗的泥潭 - We got bogged down in a morass of detail and bureaucratic red tape.
我们陷入了细节和官僚繁文缛节的泥潭。
- a morass of lies and deceit
- a dangerous area of low soft, wet land
沼泽
词源late 15th cent.: from Dutch moeras, alteration (by assimilation to moer ‘moor’) of Middle Dutch marasch, from Old French marais ‘marsh’, from medieval Latin mariscus.