Nonplus
[nɒn'plʌs]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
(v. t.) To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
黛比手打
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Puzzle, perplexity, poser, quandary.
v. a. Puzzle, confound, confuse, disconcert, perplex, pose, put to a stand.
科迪莉亚整理
解釋/意思:
n. a state in which no more can be done or said: great difficulty.—v.t. to perplex completely to puzzle:—pr.p. non′plussing; pa.t. and pa.p. non′plussed.
手打:西格蒙德
例句/造句/用法:
- Never before had I seen such a thing upon Mars, and for the moment I was nonplussed. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- That's a pity, now, Josh, said Raffles, affecting to scratch his head and wrinkle his brows upward as if he were nonplussed. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Birkin approached, smiling wickedly at seeing Ursula so nonplussed and frightened. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I could not discern what she meant, and I would not ask her: I was nonplussed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- This answer nonplussed Helena, and for once she was fain to hold her peace. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
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