Tortuous
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj.弯弯曲曲的
- ［英］ adj.弯弯曲曲的 ( winding)
- ［类］ labyrinth : tortuous / ornament : decorative ( 迷宫弯曲 / 装饰品装饰) 反义词: straightforwatd ( 笔直的) ; direct ( 直接的)
- ［记］ tort ( 弯曲) +uous -> 弯曲的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus twist, from torquēre to twist
- Date: 15th century
- 1. marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns ; winding <a tortuous path>
- 2.
- a. marked by devious or indirect tactics ; crooked, tricky <a tortuous conspiracy>
- b. circuitous, involved <the tortuous jargon of legal forms>
- ? tortuously adverb
- ? tortuousness noun
