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convoluted adj.旋绕的；费解的动词convolute的过去式和过去分词. (1) 对我们来说，公正仅仅是一种渴望，因为我们没有钱去完成令人费解的法律过程，这个法律体系看起来似乎是为了帮助律师赚钱而建立起来的。 Convoluted comes from the Latin convolutus for rolled up together. Its original meaning in English was exactly that, first for eaves coiled up on themselves, then for anything rolled or knotted together. Over time convoluted took on its metaphorical sense of complicated and intricate, which is how it's generally used today. People complain about convoluted legal language and the convoluted tax code.

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英 ['kɒnvəluːtɪd] 美 ['kɑːnvəluːtɪd] (1) For us, justice is only an aspiration because we don't have the money to get through the convoluted legal system that seems to have been built to help lawyers make money. If something is convoluted, it's intricate and hard to understand. You'll need to read over your brother's convoluted investment scheme a few times before deciding whether or not to go in on it. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]费解的；复杂难懂的 If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.   [disapproval]  [FORMAL 正式]Despite its length and convoluted plot, 'Asta's Book' is a rich and rewarding read...虽然篇幅很长，而且情节复杂，但是《阿斯塔的书》仍不失为一部内容丰富、值得一读的作品。The policy is so convoluted even college presidents are confused.这项政策太令人费解，甚至连大学校长们也是一头雾水。

英语单词	convoluted
英美音标	英 ['kɒnvəluːtɪd] 美 ['kɑːnvəluːtɪd]
中文释义	adj.旋绕的；费解的动词convolute的过去式和过去分词.
英语例句	(1) For us, justice is only an aspiration because we don't have the money to get through the convoluted legal system that seems to have been built to help lawyers make money.
中文例句	(1) 对我们来说，公正仅仅是一种渴望，因为我们没有钱去完成令人费解的法律过程，这个法律体系看起来似乎是为了帮助律师赚钱而建立起来的。
vocabulary简明	If something is convoluted, it's intricate and hard to understand. You'll need to read over your brother's convoluted investment scheme a few times before deciding whether or not to go in on it.
vocabulary扩展	Convoluted comes from the Latin convolutus for rolled up together. Its original meaning in English was exactly that, first for eaves coiled up on themselves, then for anything rolled or knotted together. Over time convoluted took on its metaphorical sense of complicated and intricate, which is how it's generally used today. People complain about convoluted legal language and the convoluted tax code.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]费解的；复杂难懂的 If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand. [disapproval] [FORMAL 正式] Despite its length and convoluted plot, 'Asta's Book' is a rich and rewarding read... 虽然篇幅很长，而且情节复杂，但是《阿斯塔的书》仍不失为一部内容丰富、值得一读的作品。 The policy is so convoluted even college presidents are confused. 这项政策太令人费解，甚至连大学校长们也是一头雾水。

Convoluted Legal System Understand Rolled Complicated 英 Kɒnvəluːtɪd] 美