| 单词 | confusing |
| 释义 | confusing (once / 1785 pages) adj Something that's confusing doesn't make any sense — it perplexes you. A confusing, hand-drawn map might lead you in circles as you try to find your destination. It can be confusing to walk out of a dark movie theater into the bright sunlight, or to get a phone call from someone whose voice you don't recognize. Situations like this disorient you a little bit. Things that are difficult and complicated, like a really hard math test, can also be confusing. The adjective comes from confuse, which has a Latin root, confundere, "mingle together." WORD FAMILYconfusing: confusingly+/confuse: confusable, confused, confuses, confusing, confusion/confused: confusedly, confusedness, unconfused/confusion: confusions/unconfused: unconfusedly USAGE EXAMPLESShe is declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses via a controversial and confusing process that, in some precincts, involves dodgeball. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “We would leave, allowing these confusing Americans to watch on their own.” New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) “It’s confusing and stupid, but that’s the way it is,” Brother Anthony said. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj causing confusion or disorientation a confusing jumble of road signs being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child Syn disorienting causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings 2adj lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity sent confusing signals to Iraq Syn perplexing, puzzling unclear not clear to the mind |
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