湖边社 【每日一词】nonplus -/nän-ˈpləs/ v. （使）惊讶，迷惑 n. 惊讶，困惑,困窘。
1 of 2 noun : a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
… reducing the young man to a nonplus … —Leigh Hunt
… appear to be at a nonplus … —George Borrow
2 of 2 verb
nonplussed also nonplused ˌnän-ˈpləst ; nonplussing also nonplusing ˌnän-ˈplə-siŋ
transitive verb : to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do : perplex
nonplussed by the disclosure —Newsweek
this turn of events nonplusses me —J. R. Perkins
Synonyms
Verb - abash,confound,confuse,discomfit,disconcert,discountenance,embarrass,faze,fluster,mortify,rattle
短语
stand at a nonplus: 进退维谷
Nonplus of Color: 迷色之末
The Nonplus of Youth: 青春茧
Good nonplus: 好狼狈
at a nonplus: 进退维谷
Good people than bad nonplus: 好人总比坏人狼狈
be at a nonplus: 不知所措
Examples of nonplus in a Sentence
Verb
I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Not only was former SPIN cover star LP nonplussed by it, but the artist also managed to draw Friday afternoon’s biggest audience.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 May 2023
Ecker was nonplused when asked how her husband’s shoelessness has limited their life.
—Katherine Rosman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
双语例句
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。
We who have had it seldom hear the question raised — we might be a little nonplused to answer it offhand.
我们这些经历过它的人很少听到有人提出这个问题——我们可能会有点不知所措地回答它。
Another peasant, called Fituvy, completely nonplussed him.
另一个叫 Fituvy 的农民完全让他不知所措。
