中英互译

quandary

英 /ˈkwɒndəri/美 /ˈkwɑːndəri/

基本释义

复数quandaries

GRESAT

George was in a quandary —should he go or shouldn't he?
乔治犹豫不定—他是该去呢，还是不该去？
来自《牛津词典》
That leaves us in a bit of a quandary.
那让我们感到一丝的为难。
But here's the quandary.
但是窘境也出现了。

困惑；窘境；为难

窘境

56%

困惑

24%

为难

20%

n.a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
n.state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

quandary困境，进退两难
来自拉丁语quando,何时，什么时候，哪天，来自qui,谁，如何，该，来自PIE*kwo,疑问代词词干，词源同quality,quantity,who,how.引申词义没所握，困境，进退两难。-and,现在分词。