Nonplus

(n.) A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.

(v. t.) To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.

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• Never before had I seen such a thing upon Mars, and for the moment I was nonplussed. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• That's a pity, now, Josh, said Raffles, affecting to scratch his head and wrinkle his brows upward as if he were nonplussed. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Birkin approached, smiling wickedly at seeing Ursula so nonplussed and frightened. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I could not discern what she meant, and I would not ask her: I was nonplussed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• This answer nonplussed Helena, and for once she was fain to hold her peace. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

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