"tortuous" 怎么发音

word

US

TOR-chuh-wuhs

UK

TAW-chu-uhs

释义

Full of twists and turns, or complex and difficult to follow. Used for both physical paths that wind a lot and things like complicated stories or explanations.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈtɔɹtʃəwəs

英式英语

tˈɔːtʃuːəs

简化发音

美式

TOR-chuh-wuhs

英式

TAW-chu-uhs

语境中听

The river followed a tortuous path through the mountains.

We walked up a tortuous road to reach the village.

The lawyer gave a tortuous explanation of the case.

His journey to success was long and tortuous, full of setbacks.