perplex /pəˈpleks/ vt. 使困惑,使费解,使复杂化:be/feel perplexed at… 对…感到困惑;perplex sb. with questions 用问题把某人弄得糊里糊涂 Don’t perplex the issue. 不要把问题弄得更复杂。
perplexing adj. 使人困惑的,令人费解的:This might seem very perplexing to those who know nothing about it.这对那些对它一无所知的人来说可能显得很难理解。
[辨析]与puzzle, baffle和bewilder辨见puzzle