Word · Frequency #18850
mystify
使困惑，迷惑
to confuse or puzzle someone
- 1.
To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
彻底使困惑、迷惑或不知所措。
使神秘化，使难以理解；彻底使困惑、迷惑或不知所措。；使神秘化；使难解；迷惑；[计] 变幻线
In use
The sudden change in his behavior mystified his friends.
Scientists were mystified by the results of the experiment.
Her explanation only mystifies the issue further.
mystify sb/sth
The magician's trick mystified the audience.
魔术师的把戏使观众困惑不解。
be mystified by sb/sth
被动语态常见，主语通常为人。
I was mystified by his sudden decision.
我被他突然的决定搞糊涂了。
It mystifies sb that...
It mystifies me that she would leave without saying goodbye.
她不说再见就走了，这让我很困惑。
Verb forms
base mystify · third person mystifies · -ing mystifying · past mystified · past participle mystified
Common mistakes
The magician's trick mystified me. I was very mystify.The magician's trick mystified me. I was very mystified.
mystify是动词，表示‘使迷惑’，其过去分词mystified可作形容词表示‘感到迷惑的’，这里应用mystified而非原形。
I have a mystify about this problem.I have a mystification about this problem.
mystify是动词，不能直接作名词表示‘迷惑的事’，应使用名词mystification。
Connections
Collocations
- mystify scientists
- 使科学家困惑不解
- The sudden disappearance of the ship continues to mystify scientists.这艘船的突然消失继续让科学家们困惑不解。
- mystify the public
- 使公众感到困惑
- The sudden change in policy mystified the public.政策的突然改变使公众感到困惑。
- completely mystify
- 使完全困惑
- The magician's trick completely mystified the audience.魔术师的戏法使观众完全感到困惑。
- mystify experts
- 使专家迷惑
- The origin of the ancient script has mystified experts for decades.这种古代文字的起源几十年来一直让专家们感到迷惑。
- mystify police
- 使警方迷惑不解
- The motive for the crime still mystifies police.这起犯罪的动机至今仍让警方迷惑不解。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：mystify 像 mystery(谜) + -ify(使…)，把事搞成谜，人就彻底困惑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：reading mysteries or puzzles、discussing abstract theories、describing a baffling experience mystify 意为“使完全困惑”，语域上属中性，日常口语与书面语中都可用；通常强调某事物或说法让人完全摸不着头脑，多用于描述谜题、现象或抽象概念令人费解。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些 -ify 词（classify, justify, modify, testify, fortify）都与 mystify /ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ 押韵，因为末音节都读 /faɪ/；注意 mystic /ˈmɪstɪk/ 虽然拼写以 myst 开头，但结尾读 /ɪk/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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