"byzantine" in Chinese (Traditional)
拜占庭的複雜的 (比喻用法)
Definition
最初與拜占庭帝國有關，但現在多用來形容非常複雜、難以理解或充滿繁瑣細節的體制、規則等。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於正式或學術場合，常帶有批評體制、官僚作風過於複雜的意思。比「複雜」更強調繁瑣、混亂，不常用於形容人。
Examples
The new law is written in byzantine language.
新法律用了**拜占庭式**的語言。
His explanation was so byzantine that no one understood.
他的解釋太**複雜**了，沒有人聽懂。
The company's byzantine rules confuse employees.
公司的**複雜**規定讓員工很困惑。
Their tax system is just so byzantine—I needed an accountant to make sense of it.
他們的稅制超**複雜**—我需要會計來幫我搞清楚。
Honestly, I can't keep track of their byzantine procedures anymore.
說實話，我已經搞不清他們那些**複雜**流程了。
Our office politics can get pretty byzantine at times.
我們辦公室的內部關係有時候相當**複雜**。