Stumped 这个词来自 stumps 门柱，the batsman is stumped 的意思是击球手被击杀出局了。 不过 stumped 还有另外一个和板球完全没有关系的意思，就是当你被一个问题难住的时候，一筹莫展，这时你就可以说 I am stumped.

Photo by etech If an audience member helps out, great. If not, you can say, "well, you've stumped us all" (without losing any credibility) "but I'll be sure to look into it further and get back to ...

Students, teachers and social media are baffled by a tricky math question shared on Threads by British elementary school math ...