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.
例文
1. The palace has extensive gardens，a maze ，and tennis courts.
この宮殿にはいくつかの大きな庭、迷路、いくつかのテニスコートがあります。
2.The book tries to steer you through the maze of alternative therapies.
本書は、さまざまな非伝統的療法について迷い込んでいくことを目的としています。
3.He had romped through the maze of questions with unexpected ease.
それらの複雑な問題をすぐに解決したとは思いもよらなかった。
4.The tented ceiling hides a maze of water pipes.
テントのような形をした天井には迷路のような水管が隠されている。
5.He knows his way around the intricate maze of European law.