When something is baffling, you cannot understand it, and you cannot explain it either — not even after you sit with it. It is stronger than confusing. A confusing question still gives you a way in; a baffling one leaves you stuck.

When something is baffling當一件事情是baffling的，you cannot understand it你沒辦法理解它，and you cannot explain it either你也沒辦法解釋它——not even after you sit with it即使你花時間想過也一樣。It is stronger than confusing它的程度比confusing更強。A confusing question一個confusing的問題still gives you a way in至少還讓你有個切入點；a baffling one一個baffling的問題leaves you stuck讓你完全卡住。

People use it for mysteries, strange results, and behaviour that does not add up: a baffling error, a baffling silence, It is baffling that she left. The person who cannot work it out is baffled; the thing that causes that feeling is baffling.

People use it for mysteries, strange results, and behaviour that does not add up大家會用它來講謎團、奇怪的結果、和說不通的行為：a baffling error、a baffling silence、It is baffling that she left。The person who cannot work it out是那個想不通的人is baffled就是baffled；the thing that causes that feeling造成這種感覺的東西is baffling就是baffling。

It is ordinary educated English — newspapers and teachers like it — not slang, and not stiff. Though actually, people sometimes reach for baffling when they only mean surprising; the core idea is still I have no explanation.

It is ordinary educated English它是一般受過教育的人會用的英文——newspapers and teachers like it報紙和老師都喜歡用它——not slang, and not stiff不是俚語，也不呆板。Though actually不過其實，people sometimes reach for baffling有時候人們會用bafflingwhen they only mean surprising但其實只是想講surprising；the core idea is still I have no explanation核心意思仍然是「我完全沒有解釋」。