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单词 tortuous
释义 tortuous
 —tortuously,  adv.   —tortuousness,  n.  
 /tawr"chooh euhs/,  adj.  
  1. full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
  2. not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; intricate; circuitous: tortuous negotiations lasting for months.
  3. deceitfully indirect or morally crooked, as proceedings, methods, or policy; devious.
 [1350-1400; ME < L tortuosus, equiv. to tortu(s) a twisting (tor(quere) to twist, bend + -tus suffix of v. action) + -osus -OUS]
 Syn. 1. bent, sinuous, serpentine. 2. evasive, roundabout, indirect.
 Usage. See torturous.
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