Perplexing find root understand pə'pleksi adj.复杂的,令人困惑的 adjective describes

英语单词	perplexing
英美音标	[pə'pleksi]
中文释义	adj.复杂的,令人困惑的
vocab简明	The adjective perplexing describes something it is confusing. Before you're fluent in Arabic, you may find the unfamiliar alphabet to be totally perplexing.
vocab扩展	The Latin root of perplexing is perplexus, which means involved, confused, or intricate. This root is also found in the verb perplex, or confuse. Problems are often described as perplexing, especially when several attempts to solve them are unsuccessful. You may have a perplexing decision to make, like where to go to college or whether to stay friends with a fun person who has disappointed you in some way.
真题原句	The idea arose because of the perplexing behavior of the women in the Hawthorne plant. According to accounts of the experiments, their hourly output rose when lighting was increased, but also when it was dimmed.
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柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人不解的；不知道如何处置的 If you find something perplexing, you do not understand it or do not know how to deal with it. [usu ADJ n] It took years to understand many perplexing diseases... 许多疑难病症要耗时数年才能搞明白。 British Parliamentary procedure is perplexing at the best of times. 即使在最好情况下，英国议会的程序也很费解。
来源	2010.0

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Perplexing Find Root Understand Pə'Pleksi Adj.复杂的,令人困惑的 Adjective Describes