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perplexity

/pɚplɛksəti/

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1 · noun

a state of confusion

困惑；不解

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She stared at the unfamiliar instructions in perplexity.
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她困惑地盯着那份陌生的说明。
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Pronunciation: /pɚplɛksəti/

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