perplexity
/pəˈpleksətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1
- inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable困惑, 茫然：
she paused in perplexity.
她困惑地停顿了一下。
1.1
- count noun（一般作perplexities）a complicated or baffling situation or thing令人困惑的情形; 令人费解的事物：
the perplexities of international relations.
国际关系的费解之处。
2
- archaic an entangled state〈古〉复杂状态, 杂乱状态：
the dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth.
矮棕树、花环形匍匐植物和有光泽的林下灌丛密密麻麻缠绕在一起。
词源
Middle English: from Old French perplexite or late Latin perplexitas, from Latin perplexus 'entangled, confused' （see PERPLEX）.