perplex

Definitions

per- (thoroughly) + plex (a variant of plic, "fold") = "folded through and through." Imagine a knot folded over itself so many times that you cannot find an end to pull — that is exactly how a perplexing problem feels. The -plex form (also in complex and multiplex) is the same fold-root surfacing through a different Latin spelling.

Common Collocations

• 1.greatly perplex大为困惑
• 2.utterly perplex彻底困惑
• 3.perplex someone使某人困惑

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The sudden change in her mood perplexed everyone.

• 2.

  What perplexes me is why he lied about something so small.

• 3.

  The instructions perplexed rather than helped the new users.