confusion
英 [kən'fjuːʒ(ə)n]
美 [kən'fjʊʒən]
confusion 英文词源
- confusion (n.)
- late 13c., "overthrow, ruin," from Old French confusion (11c.) "disorder, confusion, shame," from Latin confusionem (nominative confusio) "a mingling, mixing, blending; confusion, disorder," noun of action from confundere "to pour together," also "to confuse" (see confound). Sense of "a putting to shame" (a sort of mental "overthrow") is late 14c. in English, while that of "mental perplexity" is from 1590s.
confusion 双语例句
1. His mind was a haze of fear and confusion. 由于害怕和困惑，他当时处于一种混沌状态。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Use different colours of felt pen on your sketch to avoid confusion.
- 用不同颜色的毡头笔画草图，以免搞混。
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- 3. His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion.
- 他的人民在混乱不安的泥潭里越陷越深。
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- 4. This served to hide the confusion and imprecision in their thinking.
- 这个被用来掩盖他们思想的混乱和不准确。
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- 5. We always left his office in a state of confusion.
- 我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室。
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