tortuous + noun
tortuous 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘弯曲的、曲折的’。
We followed a tortuous path through the forest.
我们沿着一条曲折的小路穿过森林。
弯曲的；蜿蜒的；弯弯曲曲的
极其复杂的；拐弯抹角的；不直截了当的；倾斜的；斜升的；弯曲的；多弯的；迂回的。；极其复杂且偶尔曲折的；倾斜的；指黄道十二宫中从摩羯座到双子座六个急速倾斜上升的星座。
Twisted or winding; having many turns or bends.
弯曲的；多弯的；迂回的。
Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
极其复杂且偶尔曲折的
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - Sir Walter Scott
倾斜的；指黄道十二宫中从摩羯座到双子座六个急速倾斜上升的星座。
Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
蜿蜒曲折的
marked by repeated turns and bends
不直截了当的
not straightforward
The mountain road was tortuous, twisting around every cliff.
这条山路蜿蜒曲折，绕过了每一座悬崖。
用法提示：tortuous 在此作表语，表示道路‘蜿蜒曲折的’。
AI contextual example
Getting a visa turned out to be a tortuous process.
办签证的过程竟然极其复杂。
用法提示：tortuous 作定语，表示过程‘极其复杂的、曲折的’。
AI contextual example
His tortuous reasoning made it hard to follow his point.
他拐弯抹角的推理让人很难抓住他的要点。
用法提示：tortuous 修饰 reasoning，意为‘不直截了当的’。
AI contextual example
tortuous 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘弯曲的、曲折的’。
We followed a tortuous path through the forest.
我们沿着一条曲折的小路穿过森林。
The mountain road is tortuous and dangerous.
这条山路曲折危险。
convoluted 侧重表达或过程极其复杂、难以理清，比 tortuous 更突出“纠缠不清”，不一定有物理弯曲义。
circuitous 多指路线或过程绕远、不直接，语气中性；用于话语或文章时表示不直截了当，但通常不含欺骗义。
roundabout 常用于口语，表示说话、做事绕弯子，比 tortuous 语气轻，也不一定带有“复杂难懂”的意味。
devious 强调不诚实、耍手腕，贬义明显；与 tortuous 相比更突出故意欺骗或隐瞒，而非单纯复杂。
indirect 是最笼统的说法，仅表示不直接，语气最弱；tortuous 通常还含有曲折、复杂或刻意绕弯的意思，不能完全等同。
grammar · medium
易错句子The torturous path was difficult to follow.
正确表达The tortuous path was difficult to follow.
混淆了tortuous（弯曲的，复杂的）和torturous（折磨人的）的拼写和含义，应使用tortuous表示弯曲。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tortuous of the trail made hiking interesting.
正确表达The tortuousness of the trail made hiking interesting.
将形容词tortuous误用作名词，应使用名词形式tortuousness或tortuosity表示弯曲性。
针对“弯曲的、多弯的”义项；tortuous 指弯弯曲曲，straight 指没有弯曲。
针对“不直截了当的”义项；tortuous 指话或思路绕弯子、不直接，straightforward 指直接明了。
针对“极其复杂的”义项；tortuous 可指错综复杂，simple 指简单不繁复。
tortuous 指弯曲、复杂或转弯抹角；torturous 指引起剧烈痛苦或折磨。
蜿蜒的小路
The hikers followed a tortuous path through the forest.
徒步者们沿着一条蜿蜒的小路穿过森林。
曲折的过程
Getting a visa can be a tortuous process.
办签证可能是个曲折的过程。
曲折的历史
The book tells the tortuous history of the dynasty.
这本书讲述了那个王朝曲折的历史。
拐弯抹角的逻辑
His argument was full of tortuous logic.
他的论证充满了拐弯抹角的逻辑。
艰难曲折的谈判
After months of tortuous negotiations, the two sides signed the agreement.
经过数月艰难曲折的谈判，双方签署了协议。
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tort (twist) + -uous (adjective suffix)
tort (twist) + -ure (noun/verb suffix)
con- (together) + tort (twist)
dis- (apart) + tort (twist)
ex- (out) + tort (twist)
曲折而艰难的道路/历程
The country's tortuous path to democracy took decades.
该国通往民主的曲折历程花了几十年。
蜿蜒曲折的路线；迂回的方式
We took a tortuous route through the mountains to avoid the traffic.
我们翻山越岭绕了一条蜿蜒曲折的路来避开交通拥堵。
迂回复杂的逻辑；不直截了当的推理
Her tortuous logic made it hard to see how she reached that conclusion.
她迂回复杂的逻辑让人很难看出她是如何得出那个结论的。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.