| 英语单词 | intricacy |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['ɪntrɪkəsi] 美 ['ɪntrɪkəsi] |
| 中文释义 | n.纷乱;错综复杂 (复)intricacies:错综复杂的事物. |
| 英语例句 | (1) There is no divine mind or plan behind the order and intricacy of the natural world. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 在这么有秩序而精细复杂的自然界的背后,并没有神的智慧或计划。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The noun intricacy means a quality of being complex or elaborately detailed. You could compliment the intricacy of your friend's complicated hairdo. |
| vocabulary扩展 | A delicate piece of jewelry, twisted with decorative strands of silver, can be admired for its intricacy, and an overly complex piece of legislation might be criticized for its intricacy. You could also talk about the intricacy of the universe, or the intricacy of the human body. Intricacy comes from the Latin root word intricatus, which means "entangled." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]复杂精细;错综复杂 Intricacy is the state of being made up of many small parts or details. [usu N
2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]错综复杂的细节;纷繁复杂之处 The intricacies of something are its complicated details. [usu N
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