Confusingly means “in a way that is unclear and hard to follow.” You use it when something makes people mix things up: two names that look the same, a sign that points both ways, a rule that seems to say two opposite things.

Confusinglyconfusingly這個字 means意思是 in a way that is unclear and hard to follow「用不清楚、難以理解的方式」 when something makes people mix things up當某件事讓人搞混時 you use it你就會用這個字 two names that look the same兩個看起來很像的名字 a sign that points both ways一個指向兩邊的標誌 a rule that seems to say two opposite things一條看起來同時說了兩件相反事情的規則

It often stands at the front of a sentence to warn the listener: “Confusingly, …” — as if to say, “this next fact will make you scratch your head.” It is about the thing that causes the muddle, not about the feeling inside your head.

It often stands at the front of a sentence它常常放在句子最前面 to warn the listener用來提醒聽的人 'Confusingly, …'「Confusingly，…」 as if to say好像在說 'this next fact will make you scratch your head.'「接下來這件事會讓你摸不著頭腦」 It is about the thing that causes the muddle它說的是造成困惑的那件事 not about the feeling inside your head而不是你心裡的那種困惑感覺

A page can be written confusingly; you yourself, if you cannot follow it, are confused. Teachers and writers like this word because it lets them admit the mess without pretending the tidy answer is tidy.

A page can be written confusingly一篇文章可以寫得讓人困惑(confusingly) you yourself而你自己 if you cannot follow it如果看不懂 are confused就是感到困惑(confused) Teachers and writers like this word老師和作者喜歡用這個字 because it lets them admit the mess因為它讓他們可以承認事情很亂 without pretending the tidy answer is tidy而不用假裝那個乾淨的答案其實很乾淨