tortuous
英 ['t??t???s; -j??s]
美['t?rt?u?s]
- adj. 扭曲的，弯曲的；啰嗦的
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副词:?tortuously;
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.
双语例句
- 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》