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tortuous/ˈtɔ:tʃʊəs, -jʊəs/adj. 1 full of twists and turns 转弯抹角的；盘绕的 followed a tortuous route 循着一条弯弯曲曲的路 2 devious, circuitous, crooked 居心叵测的；不正直的；欺骗的 has a tortuous mind 居心不良 □ tortuosity /-ˈɒsiti/ n. (pl. -ies)□ tortuously adv.□ tortuousness n.[Middle English via Old French from Latin tortuosus, from tortus ‘a twist’ (as TORT)]■ Usage 用法说明 Tortuous, meaning ‘full of twists and turns; devious, crooked’ should not be confused with torturous meaning ‘involving torture, excruciating’. tortuous ，意即“充满坎坷曲折的；迂回的；弯曲的”，不应与 torturous 相混淆，后者意指“折磨人的；使人难以忍受的；使人苦恼的”。 |