tortuous的读音 tortuous中文意思

英音  [ˈtɔ:tʃuəs] 
美音  [ˈtɔrtʃuəs] 
adj. 扭曲的,弯曲的;曲折的;不正派的,不正当的;转弯抹角的
tortuous 记忆方法
tortuous相关的词根或词缀是: tort

tortuous曲折的adj.

tort 扭曲 + uous …的 → 曲折的

中文词源
tortuous 拐弯抹角的
来自拉丁语 tortus,扭曲的,扭成一团的,词源同 turn,torque.-ous,形容词后缀。引申词义拐弯 抹角的。
tortuous 用法和例句
The j-15 has followed an even more tortuous route .
而歼-15有更曲折的历史。
Changing health systems is tortuous .
改变医疗系统的道路是曲折的。
But even securing that agreement has been a tortuous process .
但签下这项协议本身就曾是个曲折过程。
Many at the conference likened it to the tortuous process of conquering addiction .
会议上许多人把这个曲折的过程与戒绝毒瘾相比较。
The second has involved a tortuous row over imported second-hand cars .
第二次是关于二手汽车的进口问题,双方有过曲折的争吵。