quandary

• n. 困惑；窘境；為難

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)quando,何時(shí)，什么時(shí)候，哪天，來(lái)自qui,誰(shuí)，如何，該，來(lái)自PIE*kwo,疑問(wèn)代詞詞干，詞源同quality,quantity,who,how.引申詞義沒(méi)所握，困境，進(jìn)退兩難。-and,現(xiàn)在分詞。

quandary

quandary: [16] Quandary may have originated as a quasi-latinism. One of its early forms was quandare, which suggests that it may have been a pseudo-Latin infinitive verb, coined on the fanciful notion that Latin quandō ‘when’ was a first person present singular form.

quandary (n.)

"state of perplexity," 1570s, of unknown origin, perhaps a quasi-Latinism based on Latin quando "when? at what time?; at the time that, inasmuch," pronominal adverb of time, related to qui "who" (see who). Originally accented on the second syllable.

1. George was in a quandary —should he go or shouldn't he?

喬治猶豫不定—他是該去呢，還是不該去？

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. I was in a quandary about whether to go.

我當(dāng)時(shí)正猶豫到底去不去.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. I was put in a great quandary.

我陷于進(jìn)退兩難的窘境.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. Carrie hung in a quandary, balancing between decision and helplessness.

嘉莉正左右為難.想下決心, 又覺(jué)得無(wú)助.

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹

5. As a matter of fact, she was in a most hopeless quandary.

事實(shí)上, 她正陷入進(jìn)退兩難的困境.

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹