Word · Frequency #36596
confounded
/kənˈfaundid/
adjective
困惑的；惊讶的
核心释义
Confused or astonished; unable to think clearly.
- 1.
困惑的,惊愕的
Confused, astonished.
- 2.
被击败的,受挫的
Defeated, thwarted.
受挫的；被击败的；困惑的,惊愕的；被击败的,受挫的；狼狈的；困惑的
用法In use
She looked confounded when the teacher asked her a question she hadn't studied for.
用法提示：confounded 为形容词，表示困惑的状态。
He was confounded by the complex instructions for assembling the furniture.
用法提示：confounded 为形容词，描述因复杂事物而感到困惑。
The confounded expression on his face showed he had no idea what was happening.
用法提示：confounded 为形容词，修饰名词 expression，表示困惑的。
be/look/seem confounded
作表语时表示因某事而困惑或震惊，系动词常用 be、look、seem。
She looked confounded when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时，她显得十分困惑。
be confounded by sth
by 引出造成困惑的原因，也可用 at。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- confused
- 困惑的；糊涂的 · confused 是最常用的中性词，泛指一般的困惑、搞不清楚；confounded 语气更强、偏书面，强调被弄得晕头转向甚至惊愕。日常口语说'我不明白'用 confused，不用 confounded。
- confusing
- 令人困惑的；难以理解的 · confusing 是 -ing 形容词，'令人困惑的'，主语是使人费解的事物；confounded 是 -ed 形容词，形容人'感到困惑或惊愕'，主语是人。切勿用 confounded 代替 confusing 去描述说明书、规则等。
- dumbfounded
- 惊呆的；目瞪口呆的 · dumbfounded 强调惊讶到说不出话、目瞪口呆，只描述'震惊'；confounded 侧重困惑、不知所措，还可表示'受挫的、被击败的'，震惊程度和'哑口无言'的意味都比 dumbfounded 弱。
词族Word family
- confound
- 使困惑；使惊讶；挫败 · v.
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于表语，后接by短语表原因。
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