convoluted
/ˈkɒnvəluːtɪd/adjective
1- (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow（尤指论点、情节或句子）极其复杂的; 难以理解的：
the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens.
这部电影被一个令人费解又无实质内容的情节破坏了。
1.1
- chiefly technical intricately folded, twisted, or coiled〈主技〉（错综复杂地）折叠的; 扭曲的; 盘绕的：
walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells.
胡桃有坚硬扭曲的外壳。
派生词
convolutedly
adverb词源
late 18th cent.: past participle of convolute, from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere 'roll together, intertwine' （see CONVOLVE）.