anfractuous

a. 千回百折的, 错综复杂的, 弯曲的 [医] 纡曲的, 弯曲的

发音

其它 /ænˈfɹæktʃʊəs/

词形变化

more anfractuous 比较级 most anfractuous 最高级

别名

anfractuose

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    sinuous, twisty, winding.

    1721 Thomas Gibson, M. D. Fellow of the College of Physicians, London: Anatomy of Humane Bodies epitomized. They are very anfractuous and winding, and (as was said) consist of many little Cells, that they should not pour out all the Seed contained in them, in one act of Copulation, but might retain it for several. They have no Communication one with another, not even in their very opening into the Urethra.

  2. 2.

    craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.

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crooked

词源

From Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”).

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