tortuous
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ A tortuous road is full of bends and twists. 彎彎曲曲的
The only road access is a tortuous mountain route. 惟一的通路是一條彎彎曲曲的山路。
2. ADJ A tortuous process or piece of writing is very long and complicated. 冗長(zhǎng)複襍的
...these long and tortuous negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. …這些漫長(zhǎng)曲折的談判旨在結(jié)束沖突。
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tortuous /?t??tj??s/
劍橋詞典
- with many turns and changes of direction ; not direct or simple
彎彎曲曲的；曲折的；轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的
He took a tortuous route through back streets . 他選擇穿過(guò)偏僻的街道，走了一條彎彎曲曲的路線。
The path to peace seems at last to be clear , although it may be a long and tortuous one. 通曏和平的路逕好像終於清晰起來(lái)，雖然它可能是一條漫長(zhǎng)而曲折的道路。 返回 tortuous