| 单词 | bewilderment |
| 释义 | bewilderment (once / 1246 pages) n If you spoke nothing but German one day to your English-speaking friends and co-workers, it would probably result in complete bewilderment. Bewilderment is a state of being confused and puzzled. Bewilderment means not understanding, but it goes beyond that — it implies a state of complete mystification. People experience bewilderment when they are utterly baffled by the situation at hand. The word is a relatively new one, first recorded in the 1680s as a combination of be, "thoroughly," and wilder, "lead astray or lure into the wilds." You can think of bewilderment as being led into the wilderness and left to puzzle your way out. WORD FAMILYbewilderment: bewilderments+/bewilder: bewildered, bewildering, bewilderment, bewilders/bewildered: bewilderedly/bewildering: bewilderingly USAGE EXAMPLESWhile his stance is one of self-deprecating bewilderment, he is also often genuinely bewildered. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) And in this context, 2016 was not one of those “meandering points of bewilderment” that King described but the continuation of a troubling trend. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) My combo of bewilderment, desperation, and spunk reapportioned. Salon(Dec 24, 2016) n confusion resulting from failure to understand Syn|Hyper bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
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