[/ˈtɔːtʃuəs; ˋtɔrtʃʊəs/] adj 用法: 1 full of twists and turns 弯弯曲曲的: followed a tortuous road down the mountainside 顺著蜿蜒的路下山. 用法: 2 (fig usu derog 比喻, 通常作贬义) (of a policy, etc) not straightforward; devious (指政策等)不直接阐明的, 含混不清的: a tortuous argument 含糊其辞的论据 * tortuous logic 费解的逻辑. |