Word · Frequency #16213
puzzlement
迷惑；困惑；不解
confusion resulting from failure to understand
- 1.
The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.
困惑不解的状态；迷惑。
- 2.
A puzzle; something baffling.
谜；令人困惑的事物。
困惑不解的状态；迷惑。；谜；令人困惑的事物。；迷惑
In use
Her puzzlement was obvious when she read the strange instructions.
He looked at the map with puzzlement, unable to find the street.
The teacher noticed the students' puzzlement and explained the rule again.
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。
a look of puzzlement
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。
puzzlement at/about/over sth
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。
Connections
Collocations
- frown in puzzlement
- 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。
- expression of puzzlement
- 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。
- cause puzzlement
- 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。
- puzzlement over
- 对……的困惑
- There is much puzzlement over the new rules.人们对新规定感到十分困惑。
- utter puzzlement
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象拼图(puzzle)拼不上时的一脸茫然；-ment表状态，即为‘迷惑、困惑’。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.