confusing

/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

confusing — adjective

  • confusingpositive
  • more confusingcomparative
  • most confusingsuperlative

1. so unclear or disorganised that the people reading, hearing, or watching it cann

1.形容詞B1
釋義

so unclear or disorganised that the people reading, hearing, or watching it cannot easily work out what is being said or what to do.

例句

Walid found the airport signs in three languages quite confusing during his first transit through Doha.

find something confusing

The film's flashback structure was confusing for viewers who had not read the book.

confusing for someone

同義詞
  • puzzling

    stronger sense of mystery; you want to solve it

  • bewildering

    stronger and more emotional; can feel overwhelmed

  • unclear

    neutral; suggests missing information rather than mixed-up information

  • muddled

    informal; suggests disorganised or jumbled

反義詞

文法句型

it is confusing that ...

find something confusing

confusing for someone

用法筆記

Subject of 'confusing' is the thing that causes confusion (instructions, signs, a story, a film). For the person feeling lost, use 'confused', not 'confusing': 'I am confused' (you feel lost) vs 'It is confusing' (it causes the feeling).

常見錯誤

❌I am confusing about the new rules.
✅I am confused about the new rules.
💡use 'confused' for the person feeling unsure; 'confusing' is for the thing that causes the feeling.
❌The teacher is very confusing person.
✅The teacher is a very confusing person.
💡singular countable nouns need 'a / an' before adjectives like 'confusing'.