| 单词 | nonplus |
| 释义 | nonplus (once / 6307 pages) v To nonplus is to baffle or confuse someone to the point that they have nothing to say. Something weird and mysterious can nonplus you, like a play that is performed entirely by chickens. If you know a little French or Latin, you'll recognize that "non plus" means "no more." When something bewildering nonpluses you, there's no more you can say or do about it. A goal of getting poor grades, running with a bad crowd, and refusing to eat would leave your parents nonplussed. Sometimes people misuse nonplus to mean "unimpressed," but that's not correct: to nonplus is to puzzle, confuse, and dumbfound. WORD FAMILYnonplus: nonplused, nonpluses, nonplussed, nonplusses, nonplussing+/plus: nonplus, pluses USAGE EXAMPLESNone of them outshone the year’s top sporting animal, though: Brazil’s hefty and nonplussed golf course capybaras. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Notified by her app, she opens the door to find herself face to face with a mechanoid delivery man – and seems totally, utterly nonplussed. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) If I was a bit nonplussed with my entree, Chef D’Costa positively won me back with this rich, mouth-satisfying symphony of custard. Washington Times(Oct 30, 2016) v be a mystery or bewildering to Syn|Hypo|Hyper amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex mix up, stump cause to be perplexed or confounded riddleset a difficult problem or riddle elude, escapebe incomprehensible to; escape understanding by defy, refuse, resistelude, especially in a baffling way bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly |
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