extremely complicated and difficult to follow 錯綜複雜的；晦澀難懂的 a convoluted argument/explanation 晦澀費解的論證／闡述 a book with a convoluted plot 情節錯綜複雜的書 I had to negotiate an amazingly convoluted one-way system. 我不得不協商一個令人驚訝的複雜的單向系統。
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having many twists or curves 盤繞的；彎曲的 a convoluted coastline 蜿蜒的海岸線
Word Originlate 18th cent.: past participle of convolute, from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere ‘roll together, intertwine’, from con- ‘together’ + volvere ‘roll’.