The perplexing results of the experiment led the physicists to reconsider their initial hypothesis about quantum entanglement.
实验令人困惑的结果促使物理学家重新考虑他们关于量子纠缠的初步假设。
Which choice best defines “perplexing”?
A — Confusing or difficult to understand. “perplexing” means confusing or difficult to understand.
Which word means “confusing or difficult to understand”?
A — perplexing. “perplexing” means confusing or difficult to understand.
perplexing — confusing or difficult to understand. In Chinese: 令人困惑的.
perplexing is pronounced /pərˈplɛksɪŋ/.
The perplexing results of the experiment led the physicists to reconsider their initial hypothesis about quantum entanglement. (实验令人困惑的结果促使物理学家重新考虑他们关于量子纠缠的初步假设。)
puzzling, bewildering, confusing — all close in meaning to perplexing (confusing or difficult to understand).
clear, understandable — each the opposite of perplexing (confusing or difficult to understand).
Yes. perplexing is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.