| 单词 | complexity |
| 释义 | complexity (once / 1248 pages) n Is the movie simple or does it have lots of plot twists and intricate relationships between characters? If the latter is true, the movie's complexity makes it hard to understand. When you see the word complexity, think of something with a lot of pieces, something not easy to put into words or understand. Things that can have complexity include: the events leading up to the American Civil War, a broth made with many ingredients, your relationship with your parents. Complexity is the opposite of simplicity. When something has a lot of complexity, you say it is complex. When it has very little complexity, it is simple. WORD FAMILYcomplexity: complexities+/complex: complexedly, complexes, complexity, complexly, complexness USAGE EXAMPLESWhat we did not anticipate was the reaction of other countries and the complexity of history. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) “It’s just the vagaries of the system, the complexity of the cases and the sheer volume that is present in the criminal justice system.” Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) A reaction against the cosmopolitan complexity of the early 21st century. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) n the quality of being intricate and compounded he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper complexness simpleness, simplicity the quality of being simple or uncompounded complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness puzzling complexity elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involutionmarked by elaborately complex detail tapestrysomething that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs trickinessthe quality of requiring skill or caution quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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