sinuous
英['sɪnjʊəs]
美['sɪnjʊəs]
- adj. 蜿蜒的;弯曲的;迂回的
词态变化
副词: sinuously;
助记提示
1. sine => sinuous.
2. sine => cosine.
中文词源
sinuous 弯曲的,蜿蜒的
来自拉丁语 sinus,弯,曲,转,-ous,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- sinuous
- sinuous: see sine
- sinuous (adj.)
- "full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin sinuosus "full of curves, folds, or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend" (see sinus). Related: Sinuously; sinuousness.
双语例句
- 1. I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
- 我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He has a distinctively sinuous way of walking.
- 他走路扭来扭去,很有特点。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. the sinuous grace of a cat
- 猫的灵活优美
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The river wound its sinuous way across the plain.
- 这条河蜿蜒曲折地流过平原.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Self - formed river channels tend to be sinuous.
- 自动形成的河槽是趋向于弯曲的.
来自辞典例句