convoluted
UK/,kɒnvə'l(j)uːtɪd/US/'kɔnvәlju:tid/
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Extremely complex and difficult to follow
复杂费解的；绕来绕去的
adj.
Coiled, twisted, or wound in intricate folds
盘绕的，蜿蜒曲折的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcon-together, with
+
-edpast tense / completed
=convoluted
con- (together) + volutum (rolled, from volvere) + -ed = 'all rolled up together.' Picture a coil wound over itself so many times you can't find where it starts. A convoluted argument or sentence is exactly that — so twisted and tangled you lose the thread.
Root vol still carries 50 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.convoluted plot复杂的情节
- 2.convoluted argument绕来绕去的论证
- 3.convoluted explanation费解的解释
- 4.convoluted process繁琐的流程
Example Sentences
- 1.
The instructions were so convoluted that nobody could follow them.
- 2.
He gave a convoluted excuse for being late again.
- 3.
The plot is convoluted, with too many twists to track.