quandary

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkwɒn.də.ɹi/|/ˈkwɒn.dɹi/|/kwɒnˈdɛə.ɹɪ/    美 /ˈkwɑn.də.ɹi/|/ˈkwɑn.dɹi/|/ˈkwɔn-/|/ˈkwɔn.də.ɹi/|/ˈkwɔn.dɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
    — As a Hitchin signalman once pointed out to me, when a regulating quandary arises concerning a fast-moving Class A train there is no time to consult Control and get their answer before the express is on one's doorstep.
  2. A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.
    — The preservation of Judah's ignorance here is important, for the final turn of his painful moral education must be withheld for the quandary in which he will find himself later when he encounters Joseph as viceroy of Egypt without realizing his brother's identity.

词形变化

quandaries plural

词汇关系

相关词
doubt indecision dilemma

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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