a circuitous path迂回的小路

a circuitous journey曲折的旅途

The cab driver took them on a circuitous route to the police station.出租车司机载着他们绕了个大圈才到警察局。

Stuart came into film-making via a circuitous route.斯图尔特费尽周折才最终从事了电影制作。

Roy employs a circuitous narrative so that events emerge elliptically and out of chronological sequence.罗伊采取了一种迂回的叙事方式, 故事情节不是按照时间顺序而是跳跃性地展开的。