bewilderment

/bɪˈwɪldəmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /bi-ˈwil-dər-mənt bē-/ (ame, mw)

bewilderment — noun

1. a strong feeling of being unable to understand something because it is very unex

1.名詞B2
釋義

a strong feeling of being unable to understand something because it is very unexpected, strange, or complicated, so that you do not know what to think or do next

例句

Theo stared at the complicated form in bewilderment, not knowing where to begin.

in bewilderment

Amina stared in bewilderment when the librarian showed her the book with torn pages.

in bewilderment

同義詞
  • confusion

    more general and common; bewilderment suggests a stronger sense of being lost or disoriented

  • perplexity

    more formal; focuses on intellectual uncertainty rather than emotional disorientation

  • bafflement

    similar intensity but often used when something seems impossible to understand or explain

  • puzzlement

    milder; describes a feeling of being curious but not deeply troubled by the lack of understanding

反義詞
  • clarity

    the state of being able to see or understand things clearly

  • understanding

    knowing what something means or how it works

文法句型

in bewilderment

to one's bewilderment

with bewilderment

用法筆記

This noun is uncountable, so it does not have a plural form. It is commonly used in fixed phrases such as 'in bewilderment' (describing how someone reacts) and 'to someone's bewilderment' (introducing a surprising fact).

常見錯誤

❌I felt a bewilderment when I saw the results.
✅I felt bewilderment when I saw the results.
💡'bewilderment' is uncountable; do not use 'a' before it.
❌There were many bewilderments in the speech.
✅There was much bewilderment about the speech.
💡'bewilderment' has no plural form.