perplex
/pəˈpleks/verb
with obj.(常作be perplexed)
1- (of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled使困惑, 使茫然：
she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness
她对丈夫的闷闷不乐感到困惑不解
as adj. perplexing a perplexing problem.一个令人费解的问题。
1.1
- dated complicate or confuse (a matter)〈旧〉使（事情）复杂化, 使难办：
they were perplexing a subject plain in itself.
他们正在使一个本身简单的问题复杂化。
派生词
perplexedly
adverbperplexingly
adverb词源
late 15th cent. （as the adjective perplexed）： from the obsolete adjective perplex 'bewildered', from Latin perplexus 'entangled', based on plexus 'interwoven', from the verb plectere.