tortuous的词源

英文词源

tortuous

tortuous: see torment

tortuous (adj.)

late 14c., "full of twists and turns," from Anglo-French tortuous (12c.), Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuosus "full of twists, winding," from tortus "a twisting, winding," from stem of torquere "to twist, wring, distort" (see torque (n.)). Related: Tortuously; tortuousness.

中文词源

tortuous：曲折的，转弯抹角的 

词根词缀： -tort-扭,拧 + -uous形容词词尾

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tortuous：拐弯抹角的

来自拉丁语 tortus,扭曲的，扭成一团的，词源同 turn,torque.-ous,形容词后缀。引申词义拐弯 抹角的。