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单词 sinuous
释义 sin·u·ous
\ˈsinyəwəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin sinuosus, from sinus curve, fold + -osus -ose
1.
 a. : bending in and out : of a serpentine or wavy form : winding
  < the lava cascade glows as a sinuous ribbon — Endeavour >
  < great sinuous vines — Bill Beatty >
 b. : marked by strong lithe movements
  < a sinuous grace of movement — Francis King >
2.
 a. : intricate, complex
  < a sinuous system of canals — W.E.Rudolph >
 b. : deviating especially morally
  < sinuous arguments >
3. : sinuate
sin·u·ous·ly adverb
sin·u·ous·ness noun -es
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