| 单词 | complicated |
| 释义 | complicated (once / 382 pages) adj When things get complicated, they are no longer simple and straightforward. If you are asked a question that would require a long, detailed answer, you might just say, "It's complicated." The word complicated came about in the 1640's to mean "tangled" or "difficult to unravel." This makes sense, considering it came from the Latin verb complicāre, meaning "to fold together." Consider that something with many folds is more complicated than something flat. Novelist Robert Ludlum said, "Life is extremely complicated," but Confucius long ago suggested that "Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." Just having those two opposing viewpoints indicates how complicated life can be. WORD FAMILYcomplicated: complicatedly, complicatedness, uncomplicated+/complicate: complicated, complicates, complicating, complication/complicatedness: complicatednesses/complication: complications/uncomplicated: uncomplicatedly USAGE EXAMPLESStill, quarterback is a more complicated, urgent and tone-setting position. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) For nearly all of us, government finance and budgeting are complicated. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) "Once he's in office, Pruitt will find it's a lot more complicated than they thought," she said. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) adj difficult to analyze or understand a complicated problem complicated Middle East politics Syn complex complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts |
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