单词 | nonplussed |
释义 | nonplussedadj. 1. Brought to a nonplus or standstill; at a nonplus; perplexed, confounded. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective] > at a loss shentc1440 stumbled1548 nonplussed1606 unresponsive1668 pitch-kettled1788 posed1820 bepuzzled1826 buffaloed- the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] > prevented or checked > completely stuck or at an impasse stalec1470 blank1542 enterprised1560 nonplus1589 bogged1605 nonplussed1606 blanked1611 stymied1862 deadlocked1880 stalemated1903 banjaxed1939 snookered1961 gridlock1983 1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xiv. lxxxix. 363 So many Incantations, lyes, feares, hopes, instanced shee,..As lastly did the non-plust Nunne vnto her Charmes agree. 1762 Royal Spiritual Mag. 2 382 By and by, the soul finds its working power to fail, and is thereby non-plushed. 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 506 [He] stares round the company with his vacant and nonplussed eyes. 1827 Eton Miscell. 2 No. 6. 25 The company..are for the moment rather astounded, or, to use the Cockney's own expression, nonplushed. 1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Foreign Rev. 1 456 ‘Blown up’ by nonplussed and justly exasperated Review-reviewers! 1886 E. L. Bynner Agnes Surriage xvii She swept from the room, leaving the nonplussed artist to puzzle over the cause of her..behavior. 1893 Libr. of Wit & Humor 5 381/1 ‘Where are we goin' to shwim to?’ siz I, though bedad, if all was known, I was rightly nonplushed at the same time. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart iii. ii. 354 By coming in, however, she had brought whatever there was to a nonplussed pause. 1975 M. Russell Murder by Mile x. 106 He saw Vanessa standing in a nonplussed attitude at the closed door. 1993 U. Chatterjee Last Burden (1994) i. 7 Her pitted and usually nonplussed face becomes even more befuddled whenever she hears English. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. Not disconcerted; unperturbed, unfazed.This usage is often regarded as erroneous: see discussion in etymology. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] eveneOE still1340 unperturbeda1450 unmovedc1480 quietful1494 lowna1500 calma1568 calmya1586 unpassionatea1586 smartless1593 reposeful1594 dispassionate1595 recollected1595 unaffectedc1595 unpassioned?1605 unpassionated1611 collecteda1616 tranquila1616 untouched1616 impassionate1621 composed1628 dispassioneda1631 tranquillous1638 slow1639 serene1640 dispassionated1647 imperturbed1652 unruffled1654 reposing1655 equanimous1656 perplacid1660 placate1662 equal1680 collect1682 cooled1682 posed1693 sedate1693 impassive1699 uninflamed1714 unexcited1735 unalarmed1756 unfanned1764 unagitated1772 undistraught1773 recollected1792 equable1796 unfussy1823 take-it-easy1825 unflurried1854 cool1855 comfortable1856 disimpassioned1860 tremorless1869 unpressured1879 unrippled1883 ice-cool1891 unrattled1891 Zen-likea1908 unrestless1919 steadyish1924 ataractic1941 relaxed1958 nonplussed1960 loose1968 Zenned-out1968 downtempo1972 mellowed1977 de-stressed1999 1960 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 2 Aug. e7/6 The Rev. Dr. Braddeley remained nonplussed. ‘I don't intend to make a habit of going to the races.’ 1974 K. Millett Flying (1975) iii. 355 He is nonplussed. Has probably been in this bind a hundred times. 1990 D. Kramer-Rolls Home is Hunter ii. 9 ‘Out of power?’ asked McCoy, trying to appear nonplussed. 2012 A. Katsu Reckoning (2013) 238 Adair fought to remain nonplussed, not to vent his frustration through violence. Derivatives nonˈplussedness n. rare ΚΠ 1972 K. Bonfiglioli Don't point that Thing at Me iv. 35 To hide my non-plussedness I ordered Jock to make coffee. 1996 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald 17 Aug. Nonplussed that pelma wasn't in my lexicographic bible.., I wrote to its editor for comfort in my nonplussedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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