intricately
UK/'ɪntrɪkətlɪ/US
TOEFLA2
Definitions
adv.
In a complex and finely detailed way
错综复杂地；精细地
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedintricateentangled, complicated
+
-lyto make, having
=intricately
intricate + -ly (adverb) = 'in an intricate way.' Often pairs with words about connection and design: intricately woven, intricately linked, intricately carved.
Common Collocations
- 1.intricately woven精细编织的
- 2.intricately linked紧密交织的
- 3.intricately carved精雕细刻的
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two stories are intricately connected.
- 2.
The box was intricately carved from a single block of wood.