Word · Frequency #18416
tortuous
弯曲的；蜿蜒的；弯弯曲曲的
核心释义
Twisted or winding; having many turns or bends.
- 1.
弯曲的；多弯的；迂回的。
Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
- 2.
极其复杂且偶尔曲折的
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - Sir Walter Scott
- 3.
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.
- 4.
蜿蜒曲折的
marked by repeated turns and bends
- 5.
不直截了当的
not straightforward
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。
用法In use
The mountain road was tortuous, twisting around every cliff.
用法提示：tortuous 在此作表语，表示道路‘蜿蜒曲折的’。
Getting a visa turned out to be a tortuous process.
用法提示：tortuous 作定语，表示过程‘极其复杂的、曲折的’。
His tortuous reasoning made it hard to follow his point.
用法提示：tortuous 修饰 reasoning，意为‘不直截了当的’。
tortuous legal procedures
tortuous negotiations lasting for months
a tortuous road up the mountain
his tortuous reasoning
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a tortuous path
- 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。
- tortuous process
- 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。
- tortuous history
- 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。
- tortuous logic
- 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。
- tortuous negotiations
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：tortuous 像 torture（折磨），路被“折磨”成弯弯曲曲、绕来绕去的，既指蜿蜒，也指说话拐弯抹角。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、文学作品、正式演讲或评论 tortuous 为正式用词，多用于书面语和正式语境中，常用来形容道路、河流等蜿蜒曲折，也可比喻过程复杂或说话、办事拐弯抹角；日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于修饰道路、过程或言辞，表示弯曲或拐弯抹角。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 tortuous 真正押韵；它们只因都带有 -uous 结尾而放在一起比较。tortuous 读 /ˈtɔrtʃəwəs/，重音在首音节；virtuous /ˈvɜːrtʃuəs/、arduous /ˈɑːrdʒuəs/ 等词的元音或辅音与它不同，不能押韵。注意拼写相同并不代表读音相同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.