circuitous

a. 迂回的, 间接的, 绕行的

发音

UK /sɜːˈkjuːɪtəs/
US /sɚˈkjuːətəs/
US /sɚˈkjuːɪtəs/

词形变化

more circuitous 比较级 most circuitous 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not direct or to the point.

  2. 2.

    Being a long and winding route.

    迂回

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

devious roundabout

近义相关 1

indirect

词源

First attested in 1664. From Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“to go around”), from circum (“around”) + eō (“to go”). By surface analysis, circuit + -ous.

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