circuitous
/səˈkjuːɪtəs/adjective
- (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way(路线, 旅途)迂回的, 绕行的:
the canal followed a circuitous route
运河河道迂回曲折
figurative 〈喻〉a circuitous line of reasoning.
迂回的推理, 拐弯抹角的推理。
派生词
circuitously
adverbcircuitousness
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin circuitosus, from circuitus 'a way around'(see CIRCUIT).