complicated
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释义
adj.
Made up of many interconnected parts and therefore hard to understand or deal with
复杂的，错综的，难以理解或处理的
词根拆分
词根派生com-（一起）+ plic（折）+ -ate + -ed ="折叠在一起"。想象好几张纸互相折进彼此，直到你分不清哪条边属于哪张——这团缠绕正是 complicated 所描述的。当太多部分被折进彼此，事情就变复杂了。
词根 plic 还连着 55 个词常用搭配
- 1.overly complicated过于复杂
例句
- 1.
The tax rules are so complicated that most people hire an accountant.
税务规则太复杂了，大多数人都会请会计师。
- 2.
Their relationship is complicated, to say the least.
说轻一点，他们的关系很复杂。
- 3.
Don't make this more complicated than it needs to be.
别把这事弄得比实际更复杂。
易混词辨析
complicated 和 complex 常可互换，但 complex 更中性、偏结构性（complex system 只是部件多），complicated 偏负面，暗示让人困惑、比应有的更难。一块手表是 complex；理清你的财务则可能很 complicated。