perplex

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pəˈplɛks/    美 /pɚˈplɛks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A difficulty. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. transitive
  2. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated. transitive
    — What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
  3. To plague; to vex; to torment. obsolete,transitive
    — Chloe's the wonder of her sex, 'Tis well her heart is tender, How might such killing eyes perplex, With virtue to defend her.
形容词 adj.
  1. intricate; difficult archaic
    — How the soul directs the spirits for the motion of the body, according to the several animal exigents, is as perplex in the Theory, as either of the former.

词形变化

perplexes present,singular,third-person perplexing participle,present perplexed participle,past perplexed past more perplex comparative most perplex superlative perplexes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
perplexion perplexly unperplex
相关词
perplexable perplexation perplexed perplexedness perplexing perplexity perplexment

词源

词源 1
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
词源 2
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
词源 3
From Old French, from Latin perplexus (“entangled, confused”), from per (“through”) + plexus, perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave, braid”).
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