tortuous
英 ['t??t???s; -j??s]
美['t?rt?u?s]
- adj. 扭曲的，彎曲的；啰嗦的
TEM4GRE低頻詞TOEFL暢通詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?tortuously;
中文詞源
tortuous 拐彎抹角的
來自拉丁語 tortus,扭曲的，扭成一團的，詞源同 turn,torque.-ous,形容詞后綴。引申詞義拐彎 抹角的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.
- 洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace
- 漫長而曲折的和平談判過程
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.
- 他們步行穿過老城區中心彎彎曲曲的街道.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. We have travelled a tortuous road.
- 我們走過了曲折的道路.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.
- 我給一些無名雜志寫一些拐彎抹角的文章.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》