1. confused and unable to understand something
困惑的,茫然的,不知所措的
The tourists looked bewildered by the complex subway map.
遊客們看著複雜的地鐵路線圖,一臉茫然。
She gave him a bewildered glance when he started speaking in a foreign language.
當他開始說外語時,她給了他一個困惑的眼神。
形容因情況複雜或突如其來而感到非常困惑、不知所措的狀態。
極度困惑
EN: feeling completely confused and unable to understand something
翻譯: 感到完全困惑,無法理解某事。
不知所措
EN: being so perplexed that one doesn't know what to do
翻譯: 因過於困惑而不知該如何是好。
迷失方向
EN: feeling lost or disoriented, especially in a new or complex situation
翻譯: 感到迷失或失去方向感,特別是在陌生或複雜的情境中。
小提醒:注意 'bewildered' 強調的是因混亂、複雜或突如其來的事件所導致的『深度困惑』,程度比單純的 'confused' 更強。
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1. confused and unable to understand something
困惑的,茫然的,不知所措的
The tourists looked bewildered by the complex subway map.
遊客們看著複雜的地鐵路線圖,一臉茫然。
She gave him a bewildered glance when he started speaking in a foreign language.
當他開始說外語時,她給了他一個困惑的眼神。
2. disoriented and uncertain about what to do or where to go
迷失方向的,不知如何是好的
After the sudden announcement, the employees were left bewildered about their future.
突然的公告之後,員工們對自己的未來感到不知所措。
The child stood bewildered in the middle of the crowded mall, looking for his parents.
那孩子茫然地站在擁擠的商場中央,尋找他的父母。
3. showing a state of mental confusion or surprise
顯得困惑或驚訝的
His bewildered expression told me he hadn't expected that answer.
他困惑的表情告訴我,他沒料到會是那個答案。
A bewildered silence fell over the room after the shocking news.
令人震驚的消息過後,房間陷入一片困惑的沉默。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| be bewildered by + noun | 對…感到困惑 | He was bewildered by the complex instructions. (他被複雜的指示弄得一頭霧水。) |
| be bewildered at + noun/gerund | 對…感到困惑 | She was bewildered at his sudden change of mood. (她對他突然的情緒轉變感到困惑。) |
| feel bewildered | 感到困惑 | I felt completely bewildered after the lecture. (講座結束後我感到完全摸不著頭腦。) |
| look bewildered | 看起來很困惑 | The child looked bewildered in the crowded market. (那孩子在擁擠的市場裡看起來很困惑。) |
| a bewildered + noun | 困惑的… | He gave me a bewildered look. (他給了我一個困惑的眼神。) |
see, hear, learn, find 等。EN:I was bewildered to find the museum closed on a Monday.
翻譯:我發現博物館週一居然閉館,感到非常不解。
一般描述因某事而持續感到困惑時,使用「bewildered by + 名詞/V-ing」是最安全通用的選擇。
bewildered vs confused
「bewildered」強調因情況極度複雜或陌生而感到完全迷失、不知所措;「confused」則較為通用,指思緒混亂、不清楚狀況。
bewildered vs perplexed
「bewildered」側重情感上的衝擊與迷失方向;「perplexed」則更側重因問題複雜難解而引起的理性上的困惑。
bewildered vs baffled
兩者意思非常接近,常可互換。細微差別在於「baffled」可能更強調因完全無法解釋或理解某事而感到挫折。
在對話中,常用來引述自己或他人當下的困惑狀態。 EN: I was just standing there, completely bewildered, trying to figure out the instructions. 翻譯: 我就站在那兒,完全不知所措,試著搞懂那些說明。
EN:She looked bewildered when we told her the news.
翻譯:當我們告訴她這個消息時,她看起來一臉茫然。
常與程度副詞連用,強調困惑的強烈程度。 EN: I'm utterly bewildered by his sudden change of heart. 翻譯: 他態度的突然轉變讓我徹底摸不著頭腦。
EN:The new policy left everyone totally bewildered.
翻譯:這項新政策讓所有人都感到完全困惑。
在描述事件時,用作短暫停頓,以強調接下來要說的困惑原因或結果。 EN: The whole situation was just... bewildering, to say the least. 翻譯: 整個情況只能說... 令人非常困惑。
EN:He opened the manual, and, completely bewildered, decided to call for help.
翻譯:他翻開手冊,然後,完全搞不懂,決定打電話求助。
正式寫作注意:在正式或學術寫作中,建議使用更精確的詞彙,如 perplexed, confounded, 或 disoriented,以替代口語色彩較濃的 bewildered。
a bewildered look
adj + n
困惑的表情
look bewildered
v + adj
看起來很困惑
completely bewildered
adv + adj
完全困惑的
bewildered by
adj + prep
被...弄得困惑
a bewildered expression
adj + n
困惑的神情
leave someone bewildered
v + obj + adj
讓某人感到困惑
slightly bewildered
adv + adj
略感困惑的
×He looked at the map bewilderedly.
✓He looked at the map, bewildered.
「bewildered」是形容詞,用來描述主詞的狀態,而非修飾動詞。使用副詞「bewilderedly」雖然存在但極不常見,聽起來不自然。在這種結構中,使用形容詞「bewildered」作為主詞補語或描述性分詞更為地道。
×I am bewildered about the math problem.
✓I am confused about the math problem.
「bewildered」表示極度困惑、不知所措,通常用於面對複雜、陌生或混亂到令人迷失的情境。對於一般的、程度較輕的「不理解」(如數學題),使用「confused」更為恰當。過度使用「bewildered」會顯得不自然。
×He was bewildered with the new technology.
✓He was bewildered by the new technology.
表達「因...而感到困惑」時,標準的介系詞是「by」。使用「with」在此情境下是錯誤的。雖然「confused」可以接「about」或「by」,但「bewildered」幾乎總是接「by」。
×The news was bewildered.
✓The news was bewildering. / I was bewildered by the news.
「bewildered」是描述「人」或「有感知的生物」的感受狀態,意思是「感到困惑的」。事物本身(如新聞、情況)不能「感到困惑」,而是會「令人困惑」,此時應使用現在分詞「bewildering」。這是一個常見的-ed/-ing 形容詞錯誤。
×He is in bewildered state.
✓He is in a bewildered state.
「state」是可數名詞,當前面有形容詞(如「bewildered」)修飾時,通常需要不定冠詞「a」來表示「一種...的狀態」。省略冠詞是常見錯誤。
×He looked bewidered / bewilderred.
✓He looked bewildered.
「bewildered」的拼寫容易出錯,常見錯誤是漏掉第一個「e」(bewidered)或重複「r」(bewilderred)。正確拼寫為「bewildered」,源自動詞「bewilder」的過去分詞。