| 单词 | tortuous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tɔ:tjuəs] |
| 解释 | a.弯弯曲曲的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.弯弯曲曲的(wind ing) 【考】 labyrinth : tortuous / ornament : decorative(迷宫弯曲/装饰品装 饰)反义词: straightforwatd(笔 直的); direct(直接的) 【记】 tort(弯曲)+uous→弯 曲的 |
| 字源 | tortuous (adj.) late 14c., "full of twists and turns," from Anglo-French tortuous (12c.), Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuosus "full of twists, winding," from tortus "a twisting, winding," from stem of torquere "to twist, wring, distort" (see torque (n.)). Related: Tortuously; tortuousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 弯弯曲曲的 = winding; 曲折复杂的 【记】tort转, uous－弯曲的 【类】labyrinth: tortuous = ornament: decorative迷宫弯曲的 = 饰品装饰的 【反】straightforward(adj 正直的; 坦率的); direct(adj 径直的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自tort- 扭曲，twist；tortoise 在蜿蜒的小路上爬，比兔子跑一会就休息还快 【相关】torture 折磨，tortuous 曲折的 contort 扭曲，distort 歪曲 extort 敲诈勒索 retort 反驳 |
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