VERB 使困惑;使驚訝 If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. 使困惑;使驚訝
He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of the hostage crisis. [VERB noun]
他對人質危機的冷靜處理一時讓批評者們驚訝不已。
The choice of Governor may confound us all. [VERB noun]