confusion
英 [k?n'fju??(?)n]
美[k?n'fj???n]
- n. 混淆，混亂；困惑
CET4TEM4IELTS考研TOEFLCET6中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?confusions;
英文詞源
- confusion (n.)
- late 13c., "overthrow, ruin," from Old French confusion (11c.) "disorder, confusion, shame," from Latin confusionem (nominative confusio) "a mingling, mixing, blending; confusion, disorder," noun of action from confundere "to pour together," also "to confuse" (see confound). Sense of "a putting to shame" (a sort of mental "overthrow") is late 14c. in English, while that of "mental perplexity" is from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. His mind was a haze of fear and confusion.
- 由于害怕和困惑，他當時處于一種混沌狀態(tài)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Use different colours of felt pen on your sketch to avoid confusion.
- 用不同顏色的氈頭筆畫草圖，以免搞混。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion.
- 他的人民在混亂不安的泥潭里越陷越深。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. This served to hide the confusion and imprecision in their thinking.
- 這個被用來掩蓋他們思想的混亂和不準確。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. We always left his office in a state of confusion.
- 我們總是一頭霧水地離開他的辦公室。
來自柯林斯例句
