perplexing
perplexing — 形容詞
- perplexingpositive
- more perplexingcomparative
- most perplexingsuperlative
1. describes something that is so unusual or complicated that you feel confused and
令人困惑的
難以理解或解決而讓人困惑的
describes something that is so unusual or complicated that you feel confused and cannot work out what is happening or what the right answer or approach should be.
The new software instructions were so perplexing that Faisal called customer support.
新軟體的說明令人十分困惑，Faisal 只好打電話給客服支援。
so + adj + that-clause showing consequence
Why the train suddenly stopped without any warning was a perplexing question that no one at the station could answer.
火車為什麼在毫無預警的情況下突然停駛，成了站內無人能解答的費解問題。
perplexing question + relative clause
Sumin found her brother's sudden change of attitude deeply perplexing and asked him why.
Sumin 覺得哥哥突然改變態度非常令人困惑，於是問他為什麼。
The detective stared at the perplexing case file, unable to see how the clues connected.
偵探盯著那份令人困惑的案卷，看不出這些線索之間有何關聯。
It was perplexing to Yasmin that her phone kept turning off even after a full night of charging.
Yasmin 感到十分困惑的是，她的手機即使充了一整晚的電，還是會一直自動關機。
- baffling
slightly stronger; implies being completely unable to understand or explain
- puzzling
milder; suggests something is like a puzzle you need to think about
- bewildering
emphasises feeling lost or overwhelmed by too many possibilities
- confusing
more general and common; does not carry the same sense of mental struggle
- clear
easy to understand; opposite in both meaning and connotation
- straightforward
uncomplicated; the problem or question presents no difficulty
文法句型
find + object + perplexing
it + be + perplexing + that-clause
perplexing + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with 'find' (find something perplexing) and with nouns like 'question', 'case', 'situation', 'problem', or 'behaviour'. Unlike 'confusing', which can describe temporary disorientation, 'perplexing' suggests an active mental struggle to make sense of something that seems to resist explanation.