labyrinthine
英 [,læbə'rɪnθaɪn]
美[,læbə'rɪnθɪn]
- adj. 迷宫的；复杂的
词态变化
名词: labyrinth;
英英释意
- 1. relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear;
- "labyrinthine deafness"
- 2. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity;
- "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"
- 3. highly involved or intricate;
- "the Byzantine tax structure"
- "convoluted legal language"
- "convoluted reasoning"
- "intricate needlework"
- "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"
- "the plot was too involved"
- "a knotty problem"
- "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"
- "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott
- "tortuous legal procedures"
- "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
英文词源
- labyrinthine (adj.)
- 1630s; see labyrinth + -ine (1). Earlier adjective forms were labyrinthian (1580s); labyrinthial (1540s).
实用场景例句
- The streets of the Old City are narrow and labyrinthine.
- 老城区的街道狭促曲折，好似迷宫一般。
柯林斯例句
- His mind slid away into the labyrinthine world of doublethink.
- 他的思绪,早滑进到双重思想迷宫般的世界里去.
英汉文学
- Spasm of the small labyrinthine vessels can give rise to vertigo and hearing loss.
- 小迷路血管痉挛能引起眩晕和听力丧失.
辞典例句
- I followed her as she led me through the labyrinthine caverns.
- 当她labyrinthine巨穴引导我的时候,我跟随了她.
互联网
- He wandered helplessly through the labyrinthine byways of modern literature.
- 他在错综复杂的现代文学冷僻部份无助地徘徊着.
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- A young worshipper navigates the labyrinthine corridors of a Buddhist temple at Bagan, Burma.
- 在缅甸蒲甘的一座佛寺中, 一位小朝圣者在迷路走廊中前行.
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