音标:[ˈnɔti:ə] ;
a. (指木材)多结节的( knotty的比较级 ); 多节瘤的; 困难的; 棘手的
s. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
s. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
s. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

knotty的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. This is a knotty passage.这是一段复杂难懂的文字。
  2. She met with a lot of knotty problems.她碰上了许多棘手的问题。
  3. It is almost impossible to skirt the knotty problem.想回避这个棘手的问题几乎是不可能的。

词汇搭配

  • knotty tear不连续撕裂
  • knotty tearing曲折撕裂
  • knotty pine多结松木
  • knotty gneiss瘤状片麻岩
  • knotty problem难题
  • knotty wood多节木料
  • a knotty point难题

经典引文

  • Make..Thy knotty and combined locks to part, And each particular hair to stand on end.

    出自:Hamlet,Shakespeare
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