mystify
/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1- utterly bewilder or perplex (someone)使（人）困惑不解：
I was completely mystified by his disappearance
他的消失让我困惑不已
as adj. mystifying a mystifying phenomenon.一种让人困惑的现象。
1.1
- dated take advantage of the credulity of; hoax〈旧〉欺骗; 蒙蔽：
he took a childlike delight in mystifying his officials.
他蒙骗长官后有种孩子般的快乐。
1.2
- make obscure or mysterious使神秘化; 使不可理解：
lawyers who mystify the legal system so that laymen find it unintelligible.
把法律体制神秘化, 让普通人感觉难以理解的律师。
派生词
mystification
nounmystifier
nounmystifyingly
adverb词源
early 19th cent.: from French mystifier, formed irregularly from mystique 'mystic' or from mystère 'mystery'.