| 单词 | 令人困惑 |
| 释义 | 〔deceptively〕There appears to be a great deal of confusion about the sense ofdeceptively when it is used to modify an adjective. Does the sentenceThe proof is deceptively simple mean that the proof is simpler or more difficult than it appears?The Usage Panel was asked to choose among paraphrases for the sentenceThe pool is deceptively shallow: 50 percent said that it means "The pool is shallower than it appears";32 percent said that it means "The pool is deeper than it appears";and 18 percent found it ambiguous.Thus the writer who used such a sentence in a warning notice could expect that at least half the public would either misinterpret the messageor would be uncertain as to which sense was intended.Where the context does not make the meaning clear,a substitute should be used,asThe pool is shallower than it looks or The proof is simple, despite appearances. 当用deceptively 修饰一形容词时，该词的意思似乎大有令人困惑之处。 The proof is deceptively simple 一句中，是比它看起来更容易的意思呢， 还是比它看起来更难的意思呢?有人曾要求用法专题使用小组的成员对The pool is deceptively shallow 一句的释义进行选择， 百分之五十的成员认为该句意为：“池塘看起来很浅”；百分之三十二的成员认为该句意为：“池塘看起很深”；而百分之十八的成员则认为该句意义含混模糊。因此，把这句话写在警告牌上的作者可能会发现至少有一半的公众不是误解这则信息，就是不能确定这句话的意图究竟是什么。在上下文不能使意义明了的地方，应该换一种表达方式，如这个池塘比它看起来要浅 或 证明很简单，尽管看起来有些难 〔indiscriminate〕the indiscriminate policies of the previous administration.前任内阁令人困惑的政策〔wilderness〕Something characterized by bewildering vastness, perilousness, or unchecked profusion:令人困惑的东西：以令人迷惑的广大、危险四伏或没有扼制的浪费为特点的东西：〔knotty〕Difficult to understand or solve; puzzlingly intricate.See Synonyms at complex 棘手的：很难理解或解决的；令人困惑地错综复杂的 参见 complex〔puzzle〕Something that baffles or confuses.难题：令人困惑或迷惑的事情〔stickler〕Something puzzling or difficult.难题：令人困惑或感到困难的东西〔complicate〕To make or become complex or perplexing.使复杂或令人困惑〔enigma〕A perplexing speech or text; a riddle.谜语：令人困惑不清的话或文字；谜语 |
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