quandary

FREQ #38422

n. 困惑, 迷惑, 为难

发音

UK /ˈkwɒn.də.ɹi/
UK /ˈkwɒn.dɹi/
UK /kwɒnˈdɛə.ɹɪ/
US /ˈkwɑn.də.ɹi/
US /ˈkwɑn.dɹi/
US /ˈkwɔn-/
AU /ˈkwɔn.də.ɹi/
AU /ˈkwɔn.dɹi/

词形变化

quandaries 复数 quandaries

别名

quandrary quandry

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.

  2. 2.

    A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

dilemma plight predicament

上位词 3

difficulty perplexity difficultness

下位词 5

care box corner hot water double bind

词源

16th century. Origin unknown; perhaps a dialectal corruption (simulating a word of Latin origin with suffix -ary) of wandreth (“evil, plight, peril, adversity, difficulty”), from Middle English wandreth, from Old Norse vandræði (“difficulty, trouble”), from vándr (“difficult, requiring pains and care”).

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