蒙

• 拼音: mēng
• 汉字拆解: 蒙 = 艹 (grass) + 冖 (cover) + 豕 (pig). Originally depicted grass covering something.

含义

To cover; to deceive; to be in a daze; to guess blindly.

Multiple pronunciations and meanings: mēng (deceived, confused, guess wildly), méng (to cover, Mongolia), měng (Mengzi). Common uses: 蒙骗 (deceive), 蒙住眼睛 (cover eyes), 蒙混过关 (muddle through), 发蒙 (feel dazed). Colloquially, 蒙对了 means 'guessed correctly by luck.'

例句

1. 考试的时候不会做，他就闭着眼睛蒙了一个答案。
2. 她被那个骗子蒙了好几年，损失了不少钱。
3. 突然听到这个消息，他脑子一下子蒙了，不知道该怎么办。

用法指南

语境: conversation, exams, deception

语气: colloquial

正确说法

• 这题我蒙的。(I just guessed this question.)
• 别蒙我了。(Don't try to fool me.)

错误说法

• 在正式场合用蒙表示猜测 (蒙 in this sense is colloquial; use 猜测 formally)

起源与历史

Original meaning relates to covering or concealment. Extended to deception (covering the truth) and confusion (mind covered/clouded).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal