mystify
verb [often passive]to make somebody confused because they do not understand something synonym baffle迷惑;使迷惑不解;使糊塗 Extra ExamplesI've always been mystified why private schools are called public schools. 我一直很困惑爲什麽私立學校叫公立學校。 Staff were mystified as to how the thieves managed to get away with it. 工作人員對竊賊是如何逃脫的感到困惑。 The popularity of the programme mystifies me. 這個節目受歡迎讓我很不解。
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French mystifier, formed irregularly from mystique ‘mystic’ or from mystère ‘mystery’.