mystified

UK //ˈmɪstɪfaɪd//US //ˈmɪstəˌfaɪd//

词源

源自法语 mystifier（愚弄），最早来自拉丁语 mysticus（神秘的）+ -fy（使...化）。

❶ 感到困惑不解的，形容某人因为无法理解某事而感到迷惑或茫然的状态。

“She was completely mystified by his sudden disappearance.”

（她对他突然消失感到完全摸不着头脑。）

“The students looked mystified when the professor introduced the complex theory.”

（教授介绍这个复杂理论时，学生们一脸茫然。）

同义词:puzzled, bewildered, perplexed

be mystified by — 被...弄得困惑不解，表示因为某事物或情况而感到难以理解。

“The audience was mystified by the magician's final act.”

（观众被魔术师最后的表演弄得一头雾水。）