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puzzled 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/ˈpəzəld/,
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Unable to understand; perplexed,
  1. Unable to understand; perplexed
    • - the questioners were met with puzzled looks
    • - she looked puzzled and angry with him
  1. at a loss(p): filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
  2. (puzzlement) bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand
  3. (puzzling) enigmatic: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"
  4. (puzzling) confusing: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"
  5. (Puzzlement) Aporia (Ancient Greek: : impasse; lack of resources; puzzlement; doubt; confusion) denotes, in philosophy, a philosophical puzzle or state of puzzlement, and, in rhetoric, a rhetorically useful expression of doubt.
  6. Confused or perplexed
  7. (puzzledly) In a puzzled manner; confusedly
  8. When we can not figure something out, we are _____ about it.