柯林斯詞典tortuous /?t??tj??s/ 1. ADJ A tortuous road is full of bends and twists. 彎彎曲曲的 The only road access is a tortuous mountain route. 惟一的通路是一條彎彎曲曲的山路。2. ADJ A tortuous process or piece of writing is very long and complicated. 冗長複襍的 ...these long and tortuous negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. …這些漫長曲折的談判旨在結束沖突。 返回 tortuous劍橋詞典with many turns and changes of direction ; not direct or simple 彎彎曲曲的；曲折的；轉彎抹角的 He took a tortuous route through back streets . 他選擇穿過偏僻的街道，走了一條彎彎曲曲的路線。 The path to peace seems at last to be clear , although it may be a long and tortuous one. 通曏和平的路逕好像終於清晰起來，雖然它可能是一條漫長而曲折的道路。 返回 tortuous