tortuously

• 副词，表示以曲折、迂回或过度复杂的方式。可指物理上的弯曲（如蜿蜒的道路），也可指抽象上的复杂（如繁琐的论证），有时还含痛苦折磨之意。

An adverb meaning "in a twisted, winding, or excessively complicated manner." It can describe physical twisting (e.g., a tortuously winding road) or abstract complexity (e.g., a tortuously convoluted argument).

1. In a twisted or winding mannerC1formal

   In a way that is full of twists, turns, or bends.

   蜿蜒地

   • The river flowed tortuously through the narrow valley.
   • The path climbed tortuously up the steep mountainside.
   • The road wound tortuously through the dense forest.

   同义词meanderingly

   反义词straight

2. In a complex or convoluted mannerC2formal

   In a way that is excessively complicated, indirect, or difficult to follow.

   曲折地

   • The lawyer argued tortuously, confusing the jury.
   • His explanation was tortuously long and hard to understand.
   • The plot of the novel unfolded tortuously, with many subplots.

   同义词intricately

   反义词clearlyplainlysimplystraightforwardly