knotty

knotty

英 ['nɒtɪ]
　　美 ['nɑti]

adj. 棘手的，難解決的；[木] 多節的；有結的

中文詞源：

knotty 復雜的

來自knot,結。即多結的，引申詞義復雜的。參照Gordian knot.

例句：

1. The new man-agement team faces some knotty problems.
新的管理團隊面臨一些棘手的問題。

2. the knotty roots of the old oak tree
盤根錯節的老橡樹根

3. Under his leadership, many knotty problems were smoothly solved.
在他的領導下, 許多傷腦筋的問題都迎刃而解.

4. She met with a lot of knotty problems.
她碰上瞭許多棘手的問題.

5. This is a knotty passage.
這是一段復雜難懂的文字.