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tortuous是什么意思

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adj. 扭曲的,弯曲的;啰嗦的

中文词源

tortuous 拐弯抹角的

来自拉丁语 tortus,扭曲的,扭成一团的,词源同 turn,torque.-ous,形容词后缀。引申词义拐弯 抹角的。

英文词源

tortuous
tortuous: see torment
tortuous (adj.)
late 14c., "full of twists and turns," from Anglo-French tortuous (12c.), Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuosus "full of twists, winding," from tortus "a twisting, winding," from stem of torquere "to twist, wring, distort" (see torque (n.)). Related: Tortuously; tortuousness.

实用例句

1. The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.
洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。
来自柯林斯例句
2. the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace
漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程
来自《权威词典》
3. They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.
他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. We have travelled a tortuous road.
我们走过了曲折的道路.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.
我给一些无名杂志写一些拐弯抹角的文章.
来自《简明英汉词典》

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