tortuous

'tɒ:tʃuәs

托福GRE Collins 1

s. marked by repeated turns and bends
s. not straightforward

a. 扭曲的, 弯曲的, 转弯抹角的, 欺骗的
[医] 纡曲的, 弯曲的

Collins 星级

18,416

BNC 频率

20,769

使用频率

tortuous 由词根 tort（弯曲）和后缀 -uous（形容词后缀）组成，表示弯曲的、曲折的。可以联想到“扭曲”的意思。

例句

1. The tortuous path through the forest made our hike much longer.

森林中曲折的小路让我们的徒步旅行变得更长。

2. She explained the tortuous rules of the game to the new players.

她向新玩家解释了游戏复杂的规则。

3. His story was so tortuous that I had trouble following it.

他的故事如此曲折，我很难跟上。