nonplus

英 [nɒn'plʌs] 美
  • n. 迷惑;困惑
  • vt. 使困惑

GRE

词态变化


第三人称单数: nonpluses;过去式: nonplussed nonplused;过去分词: nonplussed nonplused;现在分词: nonplussing nonplusing;

英英释意


1. be a mystery or bewildering to;
"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don't know the answer!"
"a vexing problem"
"This question really stuck me"

英文词源


nonplus
nonplus: see plural
nonplus (v.)
"to bring to a nonplus, to perplex," 1590s, from the noun (1580s), properly "state where 'nothing more' can be done or said," from Latin non plus "no more, no further" (see plus). Related: Nonplussed.

实用场景例句


The professor is never at a nonplus, and never perplexed by a problem.
那位教授从来不会感到困惑,也不会被任何问题所难倒.

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