英语释义

1. having a circular or winding course
a circuitous route a circuitous journey by snowmobile

2. not being forthright or direct in language or action
a circuitous explanation His circuitous form of logic was mind-boggling.

3. not straight, short, and direct

4. not said or done simply or clearly

片语

indirectlyad 间接地；不诚实；迂回地

round aboutad 周围；向相反方向；大约；迂回地

英汉例句

• the correct method should be faces 「the enemy」 the direction to do crosswise moves circuitously and determined afterbeing separated from the risk area, then turns around to slip away.

  正确的方法应是面对「敌人」方向做横向迂回移动并且确定脱离危险区域后，再转身溜之大吉。

• after developed circuitously in china for more than ten years , cb plays a more and more important role in china securities market by idiosyncrasy of its unique risk-return characteristic .

  可转换债券在中国经过十几年的不断探索，发展，凭借其独特的风险收益特征必将在我国市场上占据越来越重要的位置。

• the class and estate representing newly economic factors recurred to some thinkers to give voice to their behalf and desire circuitously .

  代表新经济因素的阶级或阶层，他们的利益和愿望总是通过一些思想家之口曲折地表现出来。

• since the mid-20th century , major western capitalist countries have been developing circuitously along this contradictory structure .

  20世纪中期以来，西方主要国家正是在资本主义与福利国家的双重变奏中曲折前行的。

相似词

around围绕；在那边；绕着；同……一致；到处；以（已提及物）为中心；迂回

相反词

direct指导；指挥

straight直的；连续的；笔直的；正直的；整齐的；异性恋的

straightforwardad 直截了当地；坦率地