• n. 迷宮；迷惑；糊涂
• vt. 迷失；使混亂；使困惑
• n. (Maze)人名；(英)梅茲；(法)馬茲

來自古英語*masian,迷惑的，來自Proto-Germanic*masona,使混亂，迷糊，來自PIE*sme,刮，涂抹，詞源同smear,amaze.引申詞義迷惑，迷失，后用于指迷宮。

maze

maze: [13] Maze was originally a verb (now obsolete) meaning ‘daze’, which arose by shortening of amaze. When it was first used as a noun it meant ‘delusion, delirium’, and it was not until the late 14th century that it began to be used for a ‘structure of bewildering complexity’.
=> amaze

maze (n.)

c. 1300, "delusion, bewilderment" (also as a verb, "stupefy, daze"), possibly from Old English *m?s, which is suggested by the compound amasod "amazed" and verb amasian "to confound, confuse" (see amaze). Perhaps related to Norwegian dialectal mas "exhausting labor," Swedish masa "to be slow or sluggish." Meaning "labyrinth" first recorded late 14c.

1. The palace has extensive gardens, a maze, and tennis courts.

這座宮殿有幾座大花園、一處迷宮和幾個網球場。

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2. The book tries to steer you through the maze of alternative therapies.

本書旨在就各種非傳統療法為您指點迷津。

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3. He had romped through the maze of questions with unexpected ease.

想不到他不費吹灰之力很快就解決了那些錯綜復雜的問題。

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4. The tented ceiling hides a maze of water pipes.

形似帳篷的天花板上隱藏著迷宮似的水管。

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5. He knows his way around the intricate maze of European law.

他通曉錯綜復雜的歐洲律法。

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