late 14c., "full of twists and turns," from Anglo-French tortuous (12c.), Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuosus "full of twists, winding," from tortus "a twisting, winding," from stem of torquere "to twist, wring, distort" (see torque (n.)). Related: Tortuously; tortuousness.
实用例句
1. The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.
洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。来自柯林斯例句
2. the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace
漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程来自《权威词典》
3. They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.
