knotty
英 ['n?t?]
美['nɑti]
- adj. 棘手的，難解決的；[木] 多節(jié)的；有結(jié)的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?knottier;最高級:?knottiest;
中文詞源
knotty 復雜的
來自knot,結(jié)。即多結(jié)的，引申詞義復雜的。參照Gordian knot.
英文詞源
- knotty (adj.)
- mid-13c. (figurative use early 13c.), from knot (n.) + -y (2). Related: Knottiness.
雙語例句
- 1. The new man-agement team faces some knotty problems.
- 新的管理團隊面臨一些棘手的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the knotty roots of the old oak tree
- 盤根錯節(jié)的老橡樹根
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Under his leadership, many knotty problems were smoothly solved.
- 在他的領(lǐng)導下, 許多傷腦筋的問題都迎刃而解.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. She met with a lot of knotty problems.
- 她碰上了許多棘手的問題.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. This is a knotty passage.
- 這是一段復雜難懂的文字.
來自《用法詞典》