"tortuous" in Chinese (Simplified)
曲折的弯弯曲曲的
Definition
充满曲折或难以理解、复杂的。既可指物理上蜿蜒曲折的道路，也可以指复杂难懂的故事或说明。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Tortuous” 很正式，常用于书面语。既形容实际的弯曲（如道路、河流），也用于比喻复杂的想法。不要与 “torturous”（令人痛苦的）混淆。
Examples
The river followed a tortuous path through the mountains.
这条河流穿过山脉，走了一条**曲折的**路径。
We walked up a tortuous road to reach the village.
我们沿着一条**曲折的**路走到村里。
The lawyer gave a tortuous explanation of the case.
律师对案件做了一个**曲折的**说明。
His journey to success was long and tortuous, full of setbacks.
他通往成功的路非常**曲折**，充满挫折。
The plot of that novel is so tortuous that I got confused halfway through.
那本小说的情节非常**曲折**，我读到一半就糊涂了。
Getting through the city’s tortuous alleyways took much longer than we expected.
穿过城市**曲折的**小巷比我们预想的要花更多时间。