convoluted

Word family

1 COMPLICATEDcomplicated and difficult to understand 不易理解的，费解的

long paragraphs and convoluted sentences

冗长的段落和费解的句子

The argument is rather convoluted.

这一论点令人颇为费解。

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2 formalBEND having many twists and bends 旋绕的，弯曲的

a tightly-coiled convoluted tube

绕得紧紧的、扭曲的管子

Examples from the Corpus

convoluted• The loan approval process is very convoluted.• He always uses a lot of convoluted arguments to support his theories, but no one's ever impressed.• Factors like this made the leasing process a protracted and convoluted business in which potential tenants came and went.• What is the convoluted chain of command?• These convoluted explanations fail to identify the real lure of Niagara that it was accessible and comfortable.• a convoluted freeway interchange• The convoluted language in the UN resolution has caused confusion.• I replied, wondering whether I should even try to embark upon the convoluted saga of Dad and his assumed name.• Judgments frequently consist of long paragraphs and convoluted sentences replete with subordinate clauses.• James's books are full of long paragraphs and convoluted sentences, which many people do not find appealing.• Flattening out the convoluted surface of the brain requires more compromises than that.• The convoluted tale grows thin long before it comes to rest.

Origin convoluted

(1600-1700) Latin past participle of convolvere, from com- ( → COM-) + volvere “to roll”

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