Word · Frequency #25597
nonplussed
/nɑnˈplʌst/
adjective
不知所措；困惑；茫然
核心释义
unsure how to act or respond; bewildered; perplexed
- 1.
不知如何应对；困惑的
Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
- 2.
充满困惑的
filled with bewilderment
不知如何应对；困惑的；充满困惑的；惊讶不止的；不知所措的
用法In use
When the teacher asked him a question he hadn't prepared for, he stood there nonplussed.
用法提示：形容词作主语补足语，表示因意外而困惑、不知如何反应。
She looked completely nonplussed by the sudden change of plan.
用法提示：过去分词转化来的形容词修饰主语状态，表示困惑。
The waiter was nonplussed when the customer started speaking in fluent Japanese.
用法提示：作表语，描述主语在意外情况下的困惑反应。
be nonplussed by sth
by 引出使人困惑的具体事物或情况。
She was nonplussed by his unexpected question.
她被他突如其来的问题弄得不知所措。
be nonplussed at sth
at 与 by 意思相近，常表示对某一消息或行为的反应。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- completely nonplussed
- 完全不知所措
- She was completely nonplussed by the unexpected question.她被这个突如其来的问题弄得完全不知所措。
- nonplussed by
- 被…弄得不知所措
- The teacher was nonplussed by the student's strange answer.老师被学生奇怪的回答弄得不知所措。
- look nonplussed
- 显得不知所措
- He looked nonplussed when I told him the news.我告诉他这个消息时，他显得不知所措。
- seem nonplussed
- 看起来茫然
- They seemed nonplussed by the sudden change of plan.他们似乎对计划的突然改变感到茫然。
- remain nonplussed
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：拆成 non + plussed，plussed 像‘plus 加 -ed’；脑中‘加’不动，于是茫然、不知所措。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、文学或评论文章 该词多用于正式或书面语境，表示因困惑而不知如何应对；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 nonplussed 押韵，含重读 /ʌst/ 音：bust, dust, just, must, trust, discussed。注意拼写相似的 nonplus /nɑnˈplʌs/ 和 plush /plʌʃ/ 发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.