quandary
/ˈkwɒndərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation困惑, 进退两难, 困窘：
Kate was in a quandary.
凯特进退两难。
1.1
- a difficult situation; a practical dilemma（进退两难的）困境, 窘境：
a legal quandary.
法律上的窘境。
词源
late 16th cent.: perhaps partly from Latin quando 'when'.