Definition of convoluted in English:

convoluted

adjective ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪdˈkɑnvəˌludəd

1(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
（尤指论点、情节或句子）极其复杂的；难以理解的
the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens
这部电影被一个令人费解又无实质内容的情节破坏了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Another problem is that the convoluted narrative constantly conflicts with itself and could never actually add up in real life.
- The intrigue is deepened by the convoluted tale of the past few months.
- This is the kind of convoluted wording that pops up on a regular basis, and my head still hurts trying to untangle it.
- If you follow his convoluted logic, it makes a certain kind of sense, but he's stretching things.
- The storylines are convoluted in the extreme: they twist and turn on themselves, surprising and delighting.
- Make sure you stay away from long, convoluted arguments that demand intense concentration to follow.
- These issues and their connotations for academic freedom and campus sustainability are complex and convoluted.
- And the expensive process could take a year to complete because of convoluted legal and municipal procedures.
- Given its epic emotions and convoluted plot, the story might better lend itself to opera than ballet.
- You turned my daughter against me with this convoluted tale that makes me look evil.
- Anyone who has tried to explain a convoluted opera plot to another is glaringly aware of difficulties that may arise.
- Unfortunately, he is a compulsive liar whose naivety and innocence allows him to get away with the most convoluted stories.
- When Douglas's character smells a rat, the convoluted thriller plot is set in motion.
- The many convoluted and abstruse arguments of these programmes do not concern us here.
- To say that it is convoluted and extremely complicated is an understatement.
- This will allow it to assess the best bid quickly as some proposals tend to be convoluted, making comparisons difficult.
- Youngsters nowadays prefer watching love stories with convoluted endings that stretch for more than three hours.
- Sometimes convoluted word structures just aren't appropriate.
- People's eyes glaze over once they are immersed in its convoluted arguments.
- Because the issues of censorship are so convoluted and complicated I find it difficult to come down completely on one side or the other.
Synonyms
complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine, labyrinthine, tortuous, tangled, Byzantine, Daedalian, Gordian
confused, confusing, bewildering, baffling, puzzling, perplexing
informal fiddly, plotty
rare involute
2technical Intricately folded, twisted, or coiled.
〈主技〉（错综复杂地）折叠的；扭曲的；盘绕的
walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells
胡桃有坚硬扭曲的外壳。
Example sentencesExamples
- Notice the convoluted rope work.
- There was a convoluted tangle of coloured threads around you, some of which seemed to be paths.
- The broken remains of the engine room form a short but convoluted route past twisted girders and scattered machinery.
- The hot liquor tank has a convoluted coil of copper pipe that is used to raise the temperature of the mash.
- He was fully aware he was dreaming, but remained deep within the convoluted folds of his subconscious.

Derivatives

convolutedly

adverb

This is Jim Hightower saying… How convolutedly convenient!
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Pivotal’ is the same song, only minor-keyed and more convolutedly structured.
- So the convolutedly titled Mitsubishi Evolution VIII MR FQ400 is an astounding proposition.

convolutedness

noun

Usually movies like this really get caught up in their own convolutedness but this was exucuted perfectly.
Example sentencesExamples
- The syntax of the poem is complex and its convolutedness is so extreme that it disrupts semantic expectations.
- The sheer convolutedness of the dedication should at least remove any possibility that it was really Shakespeare's own, published, as it were, by proxy.
- Ok, so maybe I break the rules on narrative length, and paragraph size, and sentence length and convolutedness, and effective application of grammatical rules, but other than that I'm ok, right?
- Despite a storyline that seems to revel in its own convolutedness, the movie manages to present its themes as relatively simple.

Origin

Late 18th century: past participle of convolute, from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere 'roll together, intertwine' (see convolve).

revolve from Late Middle English:
The Latin verb volvere had the sense ‘to turn round, roll, tumble’; add re- in front and you get meaning such as ‘turn back, turn round’. This is the basic idea behind revolve and its offshoots: revolution (Late Middle English) which only came to mean the overthrow of a government in 1600, and which developed the form rev for the turning over of a motor in the early 20th century; and revolt (mid 16th century) initially used politically, and developing the sense ‘to make someone turn away in disgust’ in the mid 18th century. The sense ‘roll, tumble’ of volvere developed into vault, both for the sense ‘leap’ (mid 16th century) which came via Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, and for the arch that springs up to form a roof (Middle English). The turning sense is found in voluble (Middle English) initially used to mean ‘turning’, but was used for words rolling out of the mouth by the late 16th century, and in volume (Late Middle English) originally a rolled scroll rather than a book, but with the sense ‘quantity’ coming from an obsolete meaning ‘size or extent (of a book)’ by the early 16th century. Convoluted (late 18th century) comes from convolvere ‘rolled together, intertwined’ (the plant convolvulus, from the same root, that climbs by turning its stem around a support already existed as a word in Latin, where it could also mean a caterpillar that rolls itself up in a leaf); while devolve (Late Middle English) comes from its opposite devolvere ‘to unroll, roll down’; and involve (Late Middle English) from involvere ‘to roll in’.

Definition of convoluted in US English:

convoluted

adjectiveˈkänvəˌlo͞odədˈkɑnvəˌludəd

1(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
（尤指论点、情节或句子）极其复杂的；难以理解的
its convoluted narrative encompasses all manner of digressions
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, he is a compulsive liar whose naivety and innocence allows him to get away with the most convoluted stories.
- To say that it is convoluted and extremely complicated is an understatement.
- Make sure you stay away from long, convoluted arguments that demand intense concentration to follow.
- These issues and their connotations for academic freedom and campus sustainability are complex and convoluted.
- Given its epic emotions and convoluted plot, the story might better lend itself to opera than ballet.
- This will allow it to assess the best bid quickly as some proposals tend to be convoluted, making comparisons difficult.
- The storylines are convoluted in the extreme: they twist and turn on themselves, surprising and delighting.
- Another problem is that the convoluted narrative constantly conflicts with itself and could never actually add up in real life.
- The intrigue is deepened by the convoluted tale of the past few months.
- Sometimes convoluted word structures just aren't appropriate.
- When Douglas's character smells a rat, the convoluted thriller plot is set in motion.
- Because the issues of censorship are so convoluted and complicated I find it difficult to come down completely on one side or the other.
- People's eyes glaze over once they are immersed in its convoluted arguments.
- This is the kind of convoluted wording that pops up on a regular basis, and my head still hurts trying to untangle it.
- And the expensive process could take a year to complete because of convoluted legal and municipal procedures.
- If you follow his convoluted logic, it makes a certain kind of sense, but he's stretching things.
- Youngsters nowadays prefer watching love stories with convoluted endings that stretch for more than three hours.
- The many convoluted and abstruse arguments of these programmes do not concern us here.
- You turned my daughter against me with this convoluted tale that makes me look evil.
- Anyone who has tried to explain a convoluted opera plot to another is glaringly aware of difficulties that may arise.
Synonyms
complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine, labyrinthine, tortuous, tangled, byzantine, daedalian, gordian
2technical Intricately folded, twisted, or coiled.
〈主技〉（错综复杂地）折叠的；扭曲的；盘绕的
walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells
胡桃有坚硬扭曲的外壳。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was fully aware he was dreaming, but remained deep within the convoluted folds of his subconscious.
- The broken remains of the engine room form a short but convoluted route past twisted girders and scattered machinery.
- There was a convoluted tangle of coloured threads around you, some of which seemed to be paths.
- The hot liquor tank has a convoluted coil of copper pipe that is used to raise the temperature of the mash.
- Notice the convoluted rope work.

Origin

Late 18th century: past participle of convolute, from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere ‘roll together, intertwine’ (see convolve).

词汇	convoluted
释义	Definition of convoluted in English: convoluted adjective ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪdˈkɑnvəˌludəd 1(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow. （尤指论点、情节或句子）极其复杂的；难以理解的 the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens 这部电影被一个令人费解又无实质内容的情节破坏了。 Example sentencesExamples Another problem is that the convoluted narrative constantly conflicts with itself and could never actually add up in real life. The intrigue is deepened by the convoluted tale of the past few months. This is the kind of convoluted wording that pops up on a regular basis, and my head still hurts trying to untangle it. If you follow his convoluted logic, it makes a certain kind of sense, but he's stretching things. The storylines are convoluted in the extreme: they twist and turn on themselves, surprising and delighting. Make sure you stay away from long, convoluted arguments that demand intense concentration to follow. These issues and their connotations for academic freedom and campus sustainability are complex and convoluted. And the expensive process could take a year to complete because of convoluted legal and municipal procedures. Given its epic emotions and convoluted plot, the story might better lend itself to opera than ballet. You turned my daughter against me with this convoluted tale that makes me look evil. Anyone who has tried to explain a convoluted opera plot to another is glaringly aware of difficulties that may arise. Unfortunately, he is a compulsive liar whose naivety and innocence allows him to get away with the most convoluted stories. When Douglas's character smells a rat, the convoluted thriller plot is set in motion. The many convoluted and abstruse arguments of these programmes do not concern us here. To say that it is convoluted and extremely complicated is an understatement. This will allow it to assess the best bid quickly as some proposals tend to be convoluted, making comparisons difficult. Youngsters nowadays prefer watching love stories with convoluted endings that stretch for more than three hours. Sometimes convoluted word structures just aren't appropriate. People's eyes glaze over once they are immersed in its convoluted arguments. Because the issues of censorship are so convoluted and complicated I find it difficult to come down completely on one side or the other. Synonyms complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine, labyrinthine, tortuous, tangled, Byzantine, Daedalian, Gordian confused, confusing, bewildering, baffling, puzzling, perplexing informal fiddly, plotty rare involute 2technical Intricately folded, twisted, or coiled. 〈主技〉（错综复杂地）折叠的；扭曲的；盘绕的 walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells 胡桃有坚硬扭曲的外壳。 Example sentencesExamples Notice the convoluted rope work. There was a convoluted tangle of coloured threads around you, some of which seemed to be paths. The broken remains of the engine room form a short but convoluted route past twisted girders and scattered machinery. The hot liquor tank has a convoluted coil of copper pipe that is used to raise the temperature of the mash. He was fully aware he was dreaming, but remained deep within the convoluted folds of his subconscious. Derivatives convolutedly adverb This is Jim Hightower saying… How convolutedly convenient! Example sentencesExamples ‘Pivotal’ is the same song, only minor-keyed and more convolutedly structured. So the convolutedly titled Mitsubishi Evolution VIII MR FQ400 is an astounding proposition. convolutedness noun Usually movies like this really get caught up in their own convolutedness but this was exucuted perfectly. Example sentencesExamples The syntax of the poem is complex and its convolutedness is so extreme that it disrupts semantic expectations. The sheer convolutedness of the dedication should at least remove any possibility that it was really Shakespeare's own, published, as it were, by proxy. Ok, so maybe I break the rules on narrative length, and paragraph size, and sentence length and convolutedness, and effective application of grammatical rules, but other than that I'm ok, right? Despite a storyline that seems to revel in its own convolutedness, the movie manages to present its themes as relatively simple. Origin Late 18th century: past participle of convolute, from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere 'roll together, intertwine' (see convolve). revolve from Late Middle English: The Latin verb volvere had the sense ‘to turn round, roll, tumble’; add re- in front and you get meaning such as ‘turn back, turn round’. This is the basic idea behind revolve and its offshoots: revolution (Late Middle English) which only came to mean the overthrow of a government in 1600, and which developed the form rev for the turning over of a motor in the early 20th century; and revolt (mid 16th century) initially used politically, and developing the sense ‘to make someone turn away in disgust’ in the mid 18th century. The sense ‘roll, tumble’ of volvere developed into vault, both for the sense ‘leap’ (mid 16th century) which came via Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, and for the arch that springs up to form a roof (Middle English). The turning sense is found in voluble (Middle English) initially used to mean ‘turning’, but was used for words rolling out of the mouth by the late 16th century, and in volume (Late Middle English) originally a rolled scroll rather than a book, but with the sense ‘quantity’ coming from an obsolete meaning ‘size or extent (of a book)’ by the early 16th century. Convoluted (late 18th century) comes from convolvere ‘rolled together, intertwined’ (the plant convolvulus, from the same root, that climbs by turning its stem around a support already existed as a word in Latin, where it could also mean a caterpillar that rolls itself up in a leaf); while devolve (Late Middle English) comes from its opposite devolvere ‘to unroll, roll down’; and involve (Late Middle English) from involvere ‘to roll in’. Definition of convoluted in US English: convoluted adjectiveˈkänvəˌlo͞odədˈkɑnvəˌludəd 1(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow. （尤指论点、情节或句子）极其复杂的；难以理解的 its convoluted narrative encompasses all manner of digressions Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, he is a compulsive liar whose naivety and innocence allows him to get away with the most convoluted stories. To say that it is convoluted and extremely complicated is an understatement. Make sure you stay away from long, convoluted arguments that demand intense concentration to follow. These issues and their connotations for academic freedom and campus sustainability are complex and convoluted. Given its epic emotions and convoluted plot, the story might better lend itself to opera than ballet. This will allow it to assess the best bid quickly as some proposals tend to be convoluted, making comparisons difficult. The storylines are convoluted in the extreme: they twist and turn on themselves, surprising and delighting. Another problem is that the convoluted narrative constantly conflicts with itself and could never actually add up in real life. The intrigue is deepened by the convoluted tale of the past few months. Sometimes convoluted word structures just aren't appropriate. When Douglas's character smells a rat, the convoluted thriller plot is set in motion. Because the issues of censorship are so convoluted and complicated I find it difficult to come down completely on one side or the other. People's eyes glaze over once they are immersed in its convoluted arguments. This is the kind of convoluted wording that pops up on a regular basis, and my head still hurts trying to untangle it. And the expensive process could take a year to complete because of convoluted legal and municipal procedures. If you follow his convoluted logic, it makes a certain kind of sense, but he's stretching things. Youngsters nowadays prefer watching love stories with convoluted endings that stretch for more than three hours. The many convoluted and abstruse arguments of these programmes do not concern us here. You turned my daughter against me with this convoluted tale that makes me look evil. Anyone who has tried to explain a convoluted opera plot to another is glaringly aware of difficulties that may arise. Synonyms complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine, labyrinthine, tortuous, tangled, byzantine, daedalian, gordian 2technical Intricately folded, twisted, or coiled. 〈主技〉（错综复杂地）折叠的；扭曲的；盘绕的 walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells 胡桃有坚硬扭曲的外壳。 Example sentencesExamples He was fully aware he was dreaming, but remained deep within the convoluted folds of his subconscious. The broken remains of the engine room form a short but convoluted route past twisted girders and scattered machinery. There was a convoluted tangle of coloured threads around you, some of which seemed to be paths. The hot liquor tank has a convoluted coil of copper pipe that is used to raise the temperature of the mash. Notice the convoluted rope work. Origin Late 18th century: past participle of convolute, from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere ‘roll together, intertwine’ (see convolve).
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