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单词 nonplus
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Definition of nonplus in English:

nonplus

verbnonplussing, nonplussed, nonplusses nɒnˈplʌsnɑnˈpləs
[with object]
  • Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.

    使惊讶;使迷惑

    Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question

    黛安娜被这样一个古怪的问题给困惑住了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or would the man be so nonplussed by her weird action that he would just pretend it hadn't happened?
    • Hoggard looked tired and slightly nonplussed by events, which were both understandable reactions.
    • ‘Lauding,’ as Gates calls such devastating word games, confuses Wole, who, at this point of his development, is ignorant of the nature of language performance intended to nonplus the audience.
    • She seemed nonplussed by that statement, and ignored it.
    • Many of those involved in the negotiations are nonplussed by the assertion that their efforts have ‘come to nothing’.
    • And Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
    • The authorities, nonplussed by this silence, released the wife and reduced the accused son's sentence to banishment.
    • The boys are nonplussed by his invasion into their lives, to say the least.
    • Alex walked out slowly, nonplussed by the lack of surprise at his arrival.
    • Nasa was nonplussed by the suggestion yesterday.
    • Similarly, a recent survey showed young Britons are nonplussed by German culture.
    • All of this is good news for Carlyle's family of investors, who seem nonplussed by the questions swirling around the firm.
    • No doubt middle class people will be nonplussed by my compliance with the doctor's wishes.
    • Moreover, I am totally nonplussed by this statement.
    • Pip is nonplussed by how much they seem to hate him.
    • And coach Simon Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
    • The chair of the committee and my colleagues were nonplussed by the protest and several went to the open but draped windows to watch the street theatre.
    • The word clearly nonplussed the interviewer, who interrupted the discussion to demand a definition.
    Synonyms
    surprise, stun, dumbfound, confound, astound, astonish, amaze, take aback, disconcert, stop someone in their tracks, throw, throw/catch off balance
    puzzle, perplex, baffle, mystify, confuse, bemuse, bewilder
    informal faze, flummox, floor, flabbergast, discombobulate, stump, bamboozle, fox
noun nɒnˈplʌsnɑnˈpləs
  • A state of being very surprised and confused.

    惊讶;迷惑;困窘

    reduced to a perfect nonplus, he rose from his chair

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin non plus 'not more'. The noun originally meant 'a state in which no more can be said or done'.

Definition of nonplus in US English:

nonplus

verbnɑnˈpləsnänˈpləs
[with object]
  • Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.

    使惊讶;使迷惑

    Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question

    黛安娜被这样一个古怪的问题给困惑住了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or would the man be so nonplussed by her weird action that he would just pretend it hadn't happened?
    • Pip is nonplussed by how much they seem to hate him.
    • All of this is good news for Carlyle's family of investors, who seem nonplussed by the questions swirling around the firm.
    • Moreover, I am totally nonplussed by this statement.
    • Similarly, a recent survey showed young Britons are nonplussed by German culture.
    • The word clearly nonplussed the interviewer, who interrupted the discussion to demand a definition.
    • She seemed nonplussed by that statement, and ignored it.
    • No doubt middle class people will be nonplussed by my compliance with the doctor's wishes.
    • Many of those involved in the negotiations are nonplussed by the assertion that their efforts have ‘come to nothing’.
    • Hoggard looked tired and slightly nonplussed by events, which were both understandable reactions.
    • And Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
    • The chair of the committee and my colleagues were nonplussed by the protest and several went to the open but draped windows to watch the street theatre.
    • Nasa was nonplussed by the suggestion yesterday.
    • And coach Simon Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
    • The boys are nonplussed by his invasion into their lives, to say the least.
    • ‘Lauding,’ as Gates calls such devastating word games, confuses Wole, who, at this point of his development, is ignorant of the nature of language performance intended to nonplus the audience.
    • The authorities, nonplussed by this silence, released the wife and reduced the accused son's sentence to banishment.
    • Alex walked out slowly, nonplussed by the lack of surprise at his arrival.
    Synonyms
    confused, bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown, thrown off balance, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, surprised, astonished, astounded
nounnɑnˈpləsnänˈpləs
  • A state of being very surprised and confused.

    惊讶;迷惑;困窘

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin non plus ‘not more’. The noun originally meant ‘a state in which no more can be said or done’.

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