convoluted
英 [ˈkɒnvəluːtɪd]
美 [ˈkɑːnvəluːtɪd]
adj. 错综复杂的; 晦涩难懂的; 盘绕的; 弯曲的
v. 旋；卷绕；盘旋
convolute的过去分词和过去式
过去式：convoluted 过去分词：convoluted
BNC.20323 / COCA.18275
同义词辨析
complexcomplicatedconvoluted【导航词义：复杂的】
complexadj. 复杂的
〔辨析〕
指各部分的内在关系复杂的。
〔例证〕
the complex structure of the human brain
错综复杂的人脑构造
The government is an extremely complex organization.
政府是一个极其复杂的组织。
Life there is getting more complex and difficult.
那里的生活正在变得越来越复杂和艰难。
错综复杂的人脑构造
The government is an extremely complex organization.
政府是一个极其复杂的组织。
Life there is getting more complex and difficult.
那里的生活正在变得越来越复杂和艰难。
complicatedadj. 复杂的，难懂的
〔辨析〕
与 complex 的词义接近，但语气更强，强调因极其复杂或非常繁琐而很难理解或处理的。
〔例证〕
This problem is too complicated for me to solve.
这道数学题太复杂了，我解不出来。
The machine is complicated in structure.
这台机器结构复杂。
The country has a very complicated voting system.
这个国家的选举制度非常复杂。
这道数学题太复杂了，我解不出来。
The machine is complicated in structure.
这台机器结构复杂。
The country has a very complicated voting system.
这个国家的选举制度非常复杂。
convolutedadj. 错综复杂的，晦涩难懂的
〔辨析〕
指极其复杂而难以理解的。
〔例证〕
a convoluted explanation/speech/sentence
令人费解的阐述/讲话/句子
We don't have enough time to move through the convoluted legal system.
我们没有足够的时间走完复杂难懂的法律程序。
令人费解的阐述/讲话/句子
We don't have enough time to move through the convoluted legal system.
我们没有足够的时间走完复杂难懂的法律程序。
牛津词典
adj.
- 错综复杂的；晦涩难懂的
extremely complicated and difficult to follow- a convoluted argument/explanation
晦涩费解的论证 / 阐述 - a book with a convoluted plot
情节错综复杂的书
- a convoluted argument/explanation
- 盘绕的；弯曲的
having many twists or curves- a convoluted coastline
蜿蜒的海岸线
- a convoluted coastline
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 费解的;复杂难懂的
If you describe a sentence, idea, or system asconvoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.- 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。
- Despite its length and convoluted plot, 'Asta's Book' is a rich and rewarding read...
双语例句
- Describing legalese as "a form of religious language", he argued that convoluted language has an undesirable effect.
伊格里森把法律术语说成是一种宗教语言，而且认为晦涩的语言会产生不良的效果。 - How can you pull out of a system that is so convoluted and imbalanced?
你怎样才能走出这样一个如此费解而不平衡的系统呢？ - Massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface. ( 3) MiddlePermian-Neogene extension-compression cycle of Neo-Tethys.
大块的造礁珊瑚，有盘旋的和沟回的表面。中二叠世&新近纪新特提斯洋构造域旋回。 - The company also underwent multiple convoluted transformations.
此外，该公司还经历了好几轮错综复杂的转型。 - Manufacturing is a much simpler process than the convoluted melange of hardware and software choices that confront manufacturers today.
制造业是一个非常简单的过程比错综复杂混杂的硬件和软件制造商的选择，面对今天。 - His grammar explanations are always so convoluted that I can never follow them.
他的语法解释总是这么冗长繁复，我根本听不懂。 - Never mind; like I said, it's more than a little convoluted.
别担心，如我所说，情节不仅仅是一点点错综复杂。 - This is a little more convoluted than the previous examples, but is still pretty straightforward.
这个例子要比前面的例子更复杂一点，但是原理仍然非常简单。 - The amount of distraction that's caused by the ( somewhat convoluted) schema syntax cries out for simplification.
（有些绕弯子的）模式语法造成的纷乱迫切需要进行简化。 - One reason documents become untraceable in a paper office is convoluted and competitive indexing systems.
纸质办公室中，文档变得不可跟踪的一个原因在于混乱的索引系统。