circuitous
- 英式英标[sɚ\'kjʊɪtəs]
- 美式音标[sɜː\'kjuːɪtəs]
英文词源
- circuitous (adj.)
- 1660s, from Medieval Latin circuitous "full of roundabout ways," from Latin circuitus "a going round" (see circuit (n.)). Related: Circuitously; circuitousness.
实用例句
- 1. The cabdriver took them on a circuitous route to the police station.
- 出租车司机载着他们绕了个大圈才到警察局。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Stuart came into film-making via a circuitous route.
- 斯图尔特费尽周折才最终开始电影制作。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They took a circuitous route to avoid reporters.
- 他们绕道避开了记者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Many alien plants have become introduced by highly circuitous routes.
- 许多外来植物是通过极其迂回曲折的道路引进的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The more circuitous route would be the quickest.
- 采取比较迂回的路线,可能是捷径.
来自辞典例句
