confusion

将“confusion”拆分为“con”和“fusion”。想象“con”代表“together”或“with”，而“fusion”代表“melt”或“mix together”。结合这两个部分，想象一种状态，其中东西（思想、情感等）混在一起，难以分辨，就像东西融化在一起一样，从而记忆“confusion”表示困惑或混淆。

confusion (n.)

late 13c., "overthrow, ruin," from Old French confusion (11c.) "disorder, confusion, shame," from Latin confusionem (nominative confusio) "a mingling, mixing, blending; confusion, disorder," noun of action from confundere "to pour together," also "to confuse" (see confound). Sense of "a putting to shame" (a sort of mental "overthrow") is late 14c. in English, while that of "mental perplexity" is from 1590s.

1. His mind was a haze of fear and confusion.

由于害怕和困惑，他当时处于一种混沌状态。

2. Use different colours of felt pen on your sketch to avoid confusion.

用不同颜色的毡头笔画草图，以免搞混。

3. His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion.

他的人民在混乱不安的泥潭里越陷越深。

4. This served to hide the confusion and imprecision in their thinking.

这个被用来掩盖他们思想的混乱和不准确。

5. We always left his office in a state of confusion.

我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室。

【chaos, disturbance, disordr, mess, confusion】
这些名词均表示事物的混乱状态。
chaos: 着重指令人无能为力或感到绝望的混乱状态。突出没有很好的组织。
disturbance: 主要指社会中政治性的动乱、骚乱；也可指个人或少数人的闹事。
disordr: 正式用词，含义广泛。指事物因失去原有的秩序而造成混乱；也可指社会中的动乱或骚乱。
mess: 语气强，口语中较常用的非正式用词。指既混乱又肮脏，尤指人思想混乱或外表不整洁。
confusion: 指东西搅混在一起，凌乱得难以辨认；也可指思想混乱，以致无法进行正常的思维活动。