intricacy
UK/'intrikәsi/US
GRE六级A2
释义
n.
The quality of being complex and full of fine detail
错综复杂；复杂性
n.
A complicated detail or part (often plural)
（常复数）复杂的细节，繁复之处
词根拆分
词根派生intric（纠缠）+ -acy（性质、状态）= 缠绕/复杂的性质。复数 'the intricacies of' 指某事繁复打结的细节——the intricacies of tax law（税法的繁复之处）。
词根 intric 还连着 8 个词常用搭配
- 1.the intricacies of……的复杂之处
- 2.great intricacy极度复杂
- 3.structural intricacy结构上的繁复
例句
- 1.
The intricacy of the embroidery amazed everyone.
刺绣的精细繁复令众人惊叹。
- 2.
Few people grasp the intricacies of international trade.
很少有人能掌握国际贸易的种种复杂之处。