Circuitous
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 迂回的, 绕圈子的
- ［英］ adj. 迂回的, 绕圈子的 ( roundabout; indirect; devious)
- ［记］ circu绕圈+it走+ous -> 迂回的, circuit本身是个单词, 意为""圆, 电路""
- ［同］ 参考: circus ( 马戏团) , circular ( 圆形的; 公告)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: perhaps from Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus
- Date: 1664
- 1. having a circular or winding course circuitous route
- 2. not being forthright or direct in language or action circuitous explanation
- ? circuitously adverb
- ? circuitousness noun
