tortuous
tortuous
意味(日本語)
ねじ曲がった
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
意味(英語)
- (adjective) Having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting: a tortuous road through the mountains.
- (adjective) Not straightforward; circuitous; devious: a tortuous plot; tortuous reasoning.
- (adjective) Highly involved; complex: tortuous legal procedures.
例文
- The 47-year-old Nigerian immigrant and Woodbridge resident says she escaped what she called a tortuous relationship nine years ago, nearly became homeless, and she is now the owner of Certified Skilled Nursing Services and Associates Inc. in Dumfries.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
torch
torch
たいまつ(ねじられているから)
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
contort
contort
ゆがめる、ねじる(共にねじる)
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
contortion
contortion
ねじれ、ゆがみ
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
distort
distort
(形を)ゆがめる、曲げる ◇dis(=apart、off) = 外へねじ曲げる
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
distortion
distortion
歪曲、ゆがみ、音のひずみ
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
extort
extort
(金銭を)ゆする、強要する ◇ex(=out) = ねじり出す
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
extortion
extortion
ゆすり、強要
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
retort
retort
言い返す ◇re(=back) = ねじ返す、仕返しをする
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
retortion
retortion
ねじること、曲げること、反射、報復
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torment
torment
苦痛、責苦、拷問にかける
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torsion
torsion
ねじれ、よじれ
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
tortoise
tortoise
亀(脚がねじれている)
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torture
torture
拷問、苦痛(身体をねじり責める)
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torturous
torturous
拷問の
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)
torchlight
torchlight
たいまつの明かり
語源
- torqu-, tort-, tors- : L.torquere = to twist(ひねる、ねじる)