[영어] Confused with vs Confused about

■ Confused with와 Confused about의 차이 

두 어휘의 주요 차이는 이야기하고 있는 주제의 범위와 관련이 되어있다. 일반적으로 대화의 주제가 더 일반적일 경우, Confused about를 사용한다. 반면에 주제가 굉장히 구체적(specific)일 경우, Confused with를 사용한다. 

1. Confused about의 예시 [1]

a) The student was confused about circles.
 - There are many different concepts that circles contain. We could be talking about the shape, area, circumference, diameter etc
b) The young girl was confused about love.
 - Once again, there are many aspects about love, and to say in general it would be more common to use confused about
c) They were confused about John.
 - Normally, when using confused about, more questions need to be asked to figure out what specifically is confusing

2. Confused with의 예시 [1]

a) The young girl was confused with her feelings.
b) I am confused with how to find the area of a circle. 
c) I am confused with the aspect of a utopia.

 

[1] https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/confused-about/