Bewildering describes the thing that does the confusing — and it has drifted into a special job that is worth learning as a phrase, not just a word. Its most common use by far is with words of quantity: a bewildering array of, a bewildering variety of, a bewildering number of, a bewildering choice of.

Bewildering describes令人困惑的這個詞形容的是 the thing that does the confusing造成困惑的那個東西 — and it has drifted into而且它已經演變出 a special job that is worth learning as a phrase, not just a word一種值得當成片語來學、而不只是單一個字的特殊用法。Its most common use by far is它目前最常見的用法就是 with words of quantity搭配表示數量的詞: a bewildering array of, a bewildering variety of, a bewildering number of, a bewildering choice of像 a bewildering array of、a bewildering variety of、a bewildering number of、a bewildering choice of這幾種說法。

In that use it does not really mean 'this is impossible to understand'; it means 'there is so much of it that you do not know where to look'. A supermarket aisle with forty kinds of shampoo is bewildering in exactly this sense — nothing there is hard, there is just too much.

In that use在這種用法裡 it does not really mean它其實不是真的在說 'this is impossible to understand'「這個難到看不懂」; it means它是說 'there is so much of it that you do not know where to look'「東西多到你不知道該看哪裡」。A supermarket aisle with forty kinds of shampoo一整排走道擺了四十種洗髮精的超市 is bewildering in exactly this sense就是這個意思上的 bewildering — nothing there is hard裡面沒有任何東西難懂, there is just too much只是東西太多了。

That is the everyday, almost cheerful use, and it is common in travel writing, menus, product reviews and journalism.

That is這就是 the everyday, almost cheerful use日常、甚至帶點開心語氣的用法, and it is common in它常出現在 travel writing, menus, product reviews and journalism旅遊文章、菜單、產品評論和新聞報導裡。

The word also keeps its full strength for things that genuinely leave you lost: a bewildering set of rules, a bewildering series of events, a bewildering decision by the referee — here it does mean 'I cannot make sense of this'. Notice the two flavours are not the same feeling: overwhelmed by abundance versus unable to follow. Context tells you which.

The word also keeps這個詞也保留了 its full strength它原本完整的力道 for things that genuinely leave you lost用在真的讓你摸不著頭緒的事情上: a bewildering set of rules像 a bewildering set of rules, a bewildering series of events、a bewildering series of events, a bewildering decision by the referee、a bewildering decision by the referee — here it does mean這時候它就真的是在說 'I cannot make sense of this'「我完全搞不懂這是怎麼回事」。Notice要注意 the two flavours are not the same feeling這兩種味道感覺並不一樣: overwhelmed by abundance versus unable to follow一個是東西多到應接不暇，另一個是完全跟不上。Context tells you which上下文才會告訴你是哪一種。

The adverb 'bewilderingly' works the same way ('bewilderingly complex'). And keep the pair straight: the choice is bewildering, the shopper is bewildered.

The adverb 'bewilderingly' works the same way副詞 bewilderingly 用法也一樣 ('bewilderingly complex'像 'bewilderingly complex' 這樣)。And keep the pair straight而且要分清楚: the choice is bewildering, the shopper is bewildered選項是 bewildering（令人眼花撩亂的），逛的人是 bewildered（感到眼花撩亂的）。