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in puzzlement
该介词短语常作方式状语，表示“带着困惑地”。
He frowned in puzzlement.
他困惑地皱起眉头。
迷惑；困惑；不解
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迷惑；困惑；不解
confusion resulting from failure to understand
He frowned in puzzlement.
他困惑地皱起眉头。
困惑不解的状态；迷惑。
The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.
谜；令人困惑的事物。
A puzzle; something baffling.
Her puzzlement was obvious when she read the strange instructions.
她读到那些奇怪的说明时，脸上的困惑显而易见。
He looked at the map with puzzlement, unable to find the street.
他困惑地看着地图，找不到那条街。
The teacher noticed the students' puzzlement and explained the rule again.
老师注意到学生们的困惑，又解释了一遍规则。
该介词短语常作方式状语，表示“带着困惑地”。
He frowned in puzzlement.
他困惑地皱起眉头。
look 后也可接其他表示表情的名词，如 expression of puzzlement。
There was a look of puzzlement on his face.
他脸上露出困惑的神情。
表示“对……的困惑”时，介词常用 at、about 或 over；puzzlement 前常用物主代词或限定词。
Her puzzlement over the instructions was understandable.
她对操作说明的困惑是可以理解的。
Not this
He stared at me puzzlement.
Use this
He stared at me in puzzlement.
puzzlement 是名词，不能直接作状语修饰动词。表示“困惑地”时，要用介词短语 in puzzlement，所以补上 in 后句子才符合英语结构。
Not this
She expressed her puzzlements about the rule.
Use this
She expressed her puzzlement about the rule.
这里的 puzzlement 指“困惑”这一抽象感受，是不可数名词，不能用复数。puzzlements 作复数时通常表示“令人困惑的事物”，与本句要表达的意思不符。
Not this
I felt very puzzlement when I heard the news.
Use this
I felt great puzzlement when I heard the news.
puzzlement 是名词，不能用 very 修饰；修饰名词表示程度要用 great、deep 等形容词。把 very 换成 great 后，才符合英语的修饰规则。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
困惑地皱眉
She frowned in puzzlement at the strange message.
她对着那条奇怪的消息困惑地皱起了眉头。
困惑的表情
His expression of puzzlement told me he had missed the point.
他困惑的表情告诉我他没有抓住要点。
引起困惑
The missing file caused puzzlement among the staff.
文件不见了，这让员工们感到困惑。
对……的困惑
There is much puzzlement over the new rules.
人们对新规定感到十分困惑。
大惑不解
The new policy was met with utter puzzlement by the employees.
新政策让员工们感到大惑不解。
真叫人困惑。
Whenever the king faced a difficult choice, he would sigh, "It's a puzzlement."
每当国王面临艰难抉择时，他都会叹道：“真叫人困惑。”
Use puzzlement naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象拼图(puzzle)拼不上时的一脸茫然；-ment表状态，即为‘迷惑、困惑’。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文章或报告、新闻报道、文学或学术写作 puzzlement 通常多用于正式写作或新闻报道、文学或学术语境中，表示因无法理解而产生的困惑；日常口语中较少出现，用 confusion 往往更自然。
puzzle、muzzle、nuzzle 的读音 /ˈpʌzəl/、/ˈmʌzəl/、/ˈnʌzəl/ 与 puzzlement 开头的 /ˈpʌz.../ 部分发音相近，但不上整词押韵；amazement、bewilderment、development 以 -ment 结尾，拼写和读音 /mənt/ 相同，但重音位置不同，也不押韵。注意：不要凭拼写把 -ment 都读成重读音节。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.