Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6332
confusing
令人困惑的；难懂的；混乱的
difficult to understand; not clear, often because something is disordered or chaotic.
- 1.
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.
难以理解的；不清晰的,混乱的
难以理解的；不清晰的,混乱的；令人困惑的；混淆的；混乱的
In use
The map was so confusing that we got lost.
Her explanation was even more confusing than the problem itself.
It's confusing when two people give you different directions.
be confusing
The instructions are confusing.
这些说明令人困惑。
find sth/sb confusing
I find this math problem confusing.
我觉得这道数学题令人困惑。
confusing to/for sb
This grammar rule is confusing to beginners.
这条语法规则对初学者来说令人困惑。
Common mistakes
I am confusing about the homework.I am confused about the homework.
混淆了形容词confusing和confused的用法。confusing描述事物令人困惑，confused描述人的感受。表示‘感到困惑’用confused about。
He speaks confusing.He speaks confusingly.
混淆词性：confusing是形容词，不能修饰动词。应用副词confusingly。
Connections
Collocations
- very confusing
- 非常令人困惑的
- The directions were very confusing, and I got lost.说明非常令人困惑，我迷路了。
- confusing situation
- 令人困惑的情况
- We found ourselves in a confusing situation with no clear solution.我们发现自己处于一个令人困惑的情况，没有明确的解决方案。
- confusing instructions
- 令人费解的说明
- The manual gave confusing instructions that were hard to follow.手册给出了令人费解的说明，很难遵守。
- confusing message
- 令人困惑的信息
- The email contained a confusing message that led to misunderstandings.邮件中包含一条令人困惑的信息，导致了误解。
- somewhat confusing
- 有些令人困惑的
- The explanation was somewhat confusing, but I managed to understand eventually.解释有些令人困惑，但我最终设法理解了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
con（共同）+ fuse（融合）→ 混乱，令人困惑。
Context & Register
常见场景：日常对话、写作、教学 通常用于描述事物令人费解或不清楚，适用于多种场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-using' pronounced /-juːzɪŋ/ (e.g., amusing) genuinely rhyme with confusing. However, 'housing' ends in '-ousing' pronounced /-aʊzɪŋ/ and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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