tortuous: 迂回曲折的; not straightforward; Winding or twisting
1) not straightforward
2) highly involved or intricate; very twisted; complicated;
3) having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting;
4) repeatedly curving in alternate directions
5) having many twists or turns; characterized by indirect methods
6) full of twists and turns; not straight forward; possibly deceitful
7) twisted; excessively complicated
8) winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous ----- complicate; twisty
tortuous ------having many twists and turns, highly complex
tortuous ------ winding; full of curves
tortuous ------ winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous ---- tortuous tornado. Winding, twisting, complicated.
tortuous devious/not straightforward
Syn: circuitous, crooked, winding; convoluted, devious
tortuous straightforward, direct, forthright
tortuousness : straightforwardness
