Wordiyotortuous
🇬🇧 UK/'tɔːtʃʊəs/🇺🇸 US/'tɒ:tʃuәs/
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Full of twists and turns; not direct or straightforward in course or reasoning.
曲折的，蜿蜒的；迂回复杂的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.tortuous path曲折的道路
- 2.tortuous process曲折漫长的过程
- 3.tortuous road蜿蜒的山路
- 4.[tortuous reasoning]迂回的推理
Example Sentences
- 1.
The tortuous mountain road was dangerous at night.
- 2.
The mountain road was so tortuous that drivers had to proceed with extreme caution.
- 3.
The legal process proved to be long and tortuous, lasting several years.
- 4.
His tortuous reasoning made it difficult to understand his actual point.