quandary
noun /ˈkwɒndəri/
/ˈkwɑːndəri/
[usually singular] (plural quandaries)
- the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation
synonym dilemma困惑;进退两难;困窘 - in a quandary George was in a quandary—should he go or shouldn't he?
乔治犹豫不定,他是该去呢,还是不该去? - This placed the government in something of a quandary.
这让政府陷入了某种困境。
词源late 16th cent.: perhaps partly from Latin quando ‘when’. - in a quandary George was in a quandary—should he go or shouldn't he?