perplexity
noun /pəˈpleksəti/
/pərˈpleksəti/
(plural perplexities)
(formal)- [uncountable] the state of feeling confused and worried because you do not understand something
困惑；迷惘 - His comments have been the source of much perplexity and debate.
他的评论引起了许多困惑和争论。 - in perplexity Most of them just stared at her in perplexity.
他们多数人茫然地凝视着她。
- His comments have been the source of much perplexity and debate.
- [countable, usually plural] something that is difficult to understand
难以理解的事物；疑团 - the perplexities of life
人生的困惑
- the perplexities of life
词源Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus ‘entangled, confused’, based on plexus ‘interwoven’, from the verb plectere.