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confuse

UK //kənˈfjuːz//US //kənˈfjuːz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'confundere',由 'com-'(一起)和 'fundere'(倾倒)组成,原意为“混合在一起”。14世纪通过古法语进入英语。

verb

❶ 使困惑或混乱,指因信息复杂或矛盾而让人难以理解或分辨清楚。

“The instructions were so complicated that they confused me.”

(说明书太复杂了,把我搞糊涂了。)

“Don't confuse the two similar-looking chemicals.”

(别把这两种看起来相似的化学品弄混了。)

同义词:bewilder, perplex, baffle

常见短语

confuse A with B — 将A误认为B,指因相似性而错误地将两件事物或人混淆。

“People often confuse margarine with butter.”

(人们经常把人造黄油和真正的黄油搞混。)