confusion

英 [kən'fjuːʒən] 美 [kən'fjuːʒən]

• n. 惶惑；混淆；混乱；不确定状态

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]困惑,糊涂

   bewilderment or embarrassment

2. [U]混淆,混同

   mistaking of one person or thing for another

3. [U]混乱,骚乱

   disorder

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 混淆，混同
2. 慌乱，慌张，着慌，张皇失措，惶惑不安
3. 混乱，紊乱
4. 困惑
5. 混乱状态
6. 狼狈
7. 毁灭
8. 大杂烩
9. 紊乱不清之处
10. 不确定
11. 困窘，尴尬

英英释义

Noun:

1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably;

   "the army retreated in confusion"
   

2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior;

   "a confusion of impressions"
   

3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

4. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended;

   "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"
   

5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another;

   "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He gazed in confusion at the strange sight.
   他惶惑地凝视着这种奇怪的景象。
2. This misprint led to great confusion.
   这个印刷错误造成很大的混淆。
3. Words like"believe" and "receive" are a source of confusion in spelling.
   诸如 believe和 receive 这样的词在拼写上容易混淆。
4. The most brilliant person may be mired in details and confusions.
   即使是最聪明的人也会陷入琐事与混乱之中。
5. The room was in confusion after the birthday party.
   生日晚会之后，房间里一片混乱。
6. There is some confusion about what the right procedure should be.
   对应该采取怎样的步骤这一点还不太明确。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.
   他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。
2. His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.
   他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。
3. In the ensuing confusion another 8 persons were hurt.
   在随后的骚动中,又有八人受伤。

经典引文

• With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.

  出自： Milton

• 'Confusion to Boney,' they said, and drank their glasses dry.

  出自： P. O

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• cause〔create〕 confusion 引起〔造成〕混乱
• end confusion 结束混乱

形容词+～

• complete confusion 彻底混乱
• mental confusion 头脑混乱

介词+～

• amid〔in〕 confusion 在混乱中

词义辨析

confusion，disorder，disturbance，mess，chaos

• 这些名词均表示事物的混乱状态。
• confusion指东西搅混在一起，凌乱得难以辨认；也可指思想混乱，以致无法进行正常的思维活动。
• disorder正式用词，含义广泛。指事物因失去原有的秩序而造成混乱；也可指社会中的动乱或骚乱。
• disturbance主要指社会中政治性的动乱、骚乱；也可指个人或少数人的闹事。
• mess语气强，口语中较常用的非正式用词。指既混乱又肮脏，尤指人思想混乱或外表不整洁。
• chaos着重指令人无能为力或感到绝望的混乱状态。突出没有很好的组织。

近反义词

【近义词】

• bewilderment
• disorder

【反义词】

• system 系统
• order 顺序