【字源其说】无需发问,它字源其说。1
简单释义
词源
该词作为形容词最早记录于14世纪,意为“疑惑的、困惑的”。
来源于拉丁语perplexus,意为“错综复杂的、使人困惑的” 。perplexus由per "穿过" + plexus "缠住," 。它是plectere(意为 "盘绕, 变成辫子, 弯曲")的过去分词
(plectere来自于原始印欧语词根 *plek- 意为"编制").
相关词汇
- complex 复杂的
实际句例
Over the years, some of our subject matter has evolved and advanced, and some topics remain and continue to perplex.
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