convoluted

英['kɒnvəluːtɪd]美['kɑːnvəluːtɪd]
  • adj. 旋绕的；费解的
  • 动词convolute的过去式和过去分词.

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    con-，强调。-v.ol，转，旋转，词源同v.olv.o，v.olume.
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 盘绕的;弯曲的，曲折的
      2. （句子、解释、论据等）冗长费解的，繁复晦涩的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 盘绕的;弯曲的，曲折的

      a very convoluted route/knot

      曲折盘旋的路线／缠绕的绳结

    2. （句子、解释、论据等）冗长费解的，繁复晦涩的

      His grammar explanations are terribly convoluted.

      他对语法的讲解非常晦涩难懂。

      Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences.

      她的书里全是些冗长晦涩的句子。

    小知识

    If something is convoluted, it's intricate and hard to understand. You'll need to read over your brother's convoluted investment scheme a few times before deciding whether or not to go in on it.

    Convoluted comes from the Latin convolutus for rolled up together. Its original meaning in English was exactly that, first for eaves coiled up on themselves, then for anything rolled or knotted together. Over time convoluted took on its metaphorical sense of complicated and intricate, which is how it's generally used today. People complain about convoluted legal language and the convoluted tax code.

    实用短语

    1. proximal convoluted tubule

    2. convoluted tubule

      曲细精管,肾曲小管,曲小管,翻译

    3. convoluted bone

      鼻甲

    4. a convoluted seashell

      盘旋状贝壳

    5. proximal convoluted

      端曲小管

    6. convoluted seminiferous tubule

      曲精细管,曲细精管

    7. convoluted portion

      迂回部

    8. convoluted discs

      波状碟片,褶曲状碟片

    9. convoluted pricing

      扭曲的价格

    同义词

    detailed  /  complicated  /  troublesome

    同根词

    词根：convolve

    adj.

    convolute回旋状的；旋绕的

    n.

    convolution[数] 卷积；回旋；盘旋；卷绕

    convolute盘旋面

    convolvulaceae缠绕植物，旋花科植物

    v.

    convolute回旋；盘旋；卷绕

    vi.

    convolve盘旋；卷；缠绕

    vt.

    convolve使卷；使盘旋；使缠绕