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circuitous {noun}
常与 route, path, way 等搭配，表示路线或方法迂回。
We took a circuitous route to avoid traffic.
我们走了一条迂回的路线以避开交通拥堵。
不直截了当的；拐弯抹角的；绕圈子的
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不直截了当的；拐弯抹角的；绕圈子的
Not direct or to the point; indirect in speech or conduct.
We took a circuitous route to avoid traffic.
我们走了一条迂回的路线以避开交通拥堵。
不直接或不着边际的。
Not direct or to the point.
言语或行为上不直接
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
迂回曲折的路线。
Being a long and winding route.
偏离直线
deviating from a straight course
We took a circuitous route through the back roads to avoid traffic.
我们走了一条迂回的路线，穿过偏僻的小路以避开交通拥堵。
AI contextual example
His circuitous explanation only confused the audience further.
他间接冗长的解释只会让听众更加困惑。
AI contextual example
The lawyer used a circuitous argument to delay the verdict.
律师采用绕弯子的论证来拖延判决。
AI contextual example
the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
那个解释拐弯抹角,令人费解。
WordNet
常与 route, path, way 等搭配，表示路线或方法迂回。
We took a circuitous route to avoid traffic.
我们走了一条迂回的路线以避开交通拥堵。
系表结构，描述事物具有迂回性质。
His explanation was circuitous and confusing.
他的解释迂回绕弯，令人困惑。
表示在某方面（如回答、方式）迂回间接。
The politician was circuitous in his answers.
那位政治家的回答很迂回。
表示做某事的迂回方法，后接动名词。
She found a circuitous way of saying 'no'.
她找到一个迂回的方式说“不”。
Not this
This path is very circutious.
Use this
This path is very circuitous.
拼写错误：circuitous 由 circuit 加 -ous 构成，中间有字母 i，不能漏写。
Not this
We took a circuitous to avoid traffic.
Use this
We took a circuitous route to avoid traffic.
词性误用：circuitous 是形容词，不能直接作名词宾语，需搭配名词如 route。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
迂回的路线
The taxi driver took a circuitous route through the back streets.
出租车司机绕道穿过了小巷。
曲折的小路
We followed a circuitous path up the mountain.
我们沿着一条曲折的小路上了山。
迂回的方式
He answered in a circuitous way, never addressing the question.
他回答得很迂回，始终没有正面回应问题。
绕圈子的推理
The essay was marred by circuitous reasoning that confused the main point.
这篇文章因绕圈子的推理而受损，把要点都搞乱了。
绕行的旅程
Their circuitous journey took them through three countries before reaching home.
他们绕行的旅程历经三个国家才回到家中。
迂回曲折的路线；间接的途径
To avoid the traffic, we took a circuitous route through the back roads.
为了避开交通拥堵，我们绕远路走了小路。
曲折的道路；迂回的路径
Her career followed a circuitous path before she became a teacher.
她的职业生涯经历了许多波折才成为一名教师。
以迂回的方式；拐弯抹角地
He explained his decision in a circuitous way, avoiding the main point.
他拐弯抹角地解释自己的决定，回避了要点。
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circuit（电路）加上ous，像电流绕圈走，比喻说话办事绕弯子、不直接。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、学术论文、正式演讲 circuitous 比较常见于正式或书面语境，表示“迂回的、绕圈子的、不直截了当的”，可指路线曲折，也可指言语拐弯抹角；日常口语中通常会用 indirect 或 roundabout。
fortuitous 和 gratuitous 与 circuitous 真正押韵（重读音节后的 /uːɪtəs/ 相同）。circuit 是形近词：拼写开头相同，但读作 /ˈsɜːrkɪt/。conspicuous、courteous、ambiguous 只是拼写近似，读音并不相同。
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