Nonplus



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 使窘困, 狼狈不堪; n.迷惑, 窘境
• ［英］ v. 使窘困迷惑 ( to put in perplexity, bewilder)
• ［记］ non ( 不) +plus ( 增加, 有利的) -> 不利的 -> 窘困
• ［同］ 派生词: nonplussed ( adj. 窘困迷惑的)
• ［例］ The speaker looked very nonplussed.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Latin non plus no more
• Date: 1582
• a state of bafflement or perplexity ; quandary

II. transitive verb (-plussed; also nonplused; -plussing; also nonplusing)

• Date: 1591
• to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do ; perplex
• Synonyms: see puzzle

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