- 1困惑、茫然
Puzzlement is the feeling you have when something does not make sense and you cannot work it out yet. Your face may go still; you might or say “Wait — what?” It is the name of that state, not the name of a riddle. She looked at the map in puzzlement.
Puzzlement困惑 is the feeling you have就是你會有的那種感覺 when something does not make sense當有件事說不通 and you cannot work it out yet而你還想不透的時候 Your face may go still你的表情可能會愣住 you might frown可能會皺眉 or say wait what或說等等什麼 It is the name of that state這是那種狀態的名稱 not the name of a riddle不是指謎題本身 She looked at the map in puzzlement她一臉困惑地看著地圖
It is a little more formal than confusion, and a little kinder: confusion can mean a mess or panic; puzzlement is “I don’t get this.” Though actually, some writers use it for the thing that puzzles you (the puzzlement of the missing key), but that is looser.
It is a little more formal than confusion它比confusion稍微正式一點 and a little kinder也比較沒那麼重 confusion can mean a mess or panicconfusion可以指一團亂或恐慌 puzzlement is I don't get thispuzzlement則是我搞不懂 Though actually不過其實 some writers use it有些作家會用它 for the thing that puzzles you來指讓你困惑的那件事 the puzzlement of the missing key像不見的鑰匙這件怪事 but that is looser不過這種用法比較鬆散
The centre of the word is the feeling. You form it from puzzle plus -ment, the ending that turns a verb into a noun for a state or result.
The centre of the word is the feeling這個詞的核心是那種感覺 You form it from puzzle plus ment它是由puzzle加上ment組成的 the ending that turns a verb into a nounment是把動詞變成名詞的字尾 for a state or result表示一種狀態或結果
core核心畫面
組成puzzle + -ment. -ment turns the verb into a noun for the feeling or state.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
puzzlementnoun
- 1
The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.
- The puzzlement caused by the complex system led to great anger.
- 2
A puzzle; something baffling.
- Or, larger mothers might have not necessarily more progeny but more fit ones, while smaller size might be an advantage to the males, allowing them to get around faster. Finally, for creatures that continue to grow, perhaps more of the females simply live longer, gaining in stature all the time. “'Tis a puzzlement.”
- The diary contains plenty of small puzzlements.
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