"confounded" in Chinese (Traditional)
困惑的該死的(舊式)
Definition
感到困惑或驚訝,通常因某事難以理解。也可做為舊式或正式說法來表達惱怒,相當於「該死的」。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多見於舊式、文學或正式英文中。作感歎詞比“damned”柔和。作形容詞時表示“困惑”。現代口語很少用,常出現在歷史或幽默語境。
Examples
I felt confounded by the complex instructions.
複雜的說明讓我感到**困惑**。
The results confounded the scientists.
結果讓科學家們**困惑**。
He looked confounded when I asked the question.
我提問時他看起來很**困惑**。
That confounded alarm clock keeps going off at midnight.
那個**該死的**鬧鐘總是在半夜響。
He was confounded by the unexpected turn of events.
突如其來的變化讓他很**困惑**。
Don't be so confounded stubborn!
別那麼**該死地**固執!