intricately

IPA/ˈɪntrɪkətli/
KK[ˈɪntrəkətli]IPA/ˈɪntrɪkətli/

intricately — 副詞

1. using many tiny parts that have been joined together with great care and skill

1.副詞C1
釋義

精細地

由許多細小部分精巧組合而成的樣子

using many tiny parts that have been joined together with great care and skill

例句

Lien spent three weeks carving the wooden box, its lid intricately covered with tiny flowers.

Lien 花了三週雕刻這個木盒，盒蓋上精細地刻滿了小花。

intricately + past participle (carved/covered) for handmade objects

The old temple gate was intricately painted with red dragons and golden waves.

這座古老的廟門上精細地畫著紅色的龍和金色的浪。

passive: be intricately painted/decorated

同義詞
  • elaborately

    stresses rich, showy decoration rather than the smallness of the parts

  • delicately

    stresses fine, fragile work, less about the number of parts

反義詞
  • plainly

    with no decoration or detail

  • simply

    with few parts; easy to make

文法句型

intricately + past participle (carved, woven, decorated)

用法筆記

Almost always pairs with a past participle that names making or decorating: carved, woven, painted, stitched, decorated. Subject is usually a handmade or finely built object, not an abstract idea.

常見錯誤

❌The garden was intricately big.
✅The garden was intricately planted with hundreds of small herbs.
💡intricately describes fine detail and small parts, not size.

2. with so many connected details that the whole thing becomes hard to follow

2.副詞C1
釋義

錯綜複雜地

細節繁多相連而令人難以理解的樣子

with so many connected details that the whole thing becomes hard to follow

例句

The detective novel was so intricately plotted that Rodrigo had to reread the ending twice.

這本推理小說的情節錯綜複雜，Rodrigo 不得不把結局重看了兩遍。

intricately plotted for stories with many connected threads

Asher explained how the two crimes were intricately linked through a single phone number.

Asher 說明了這兩起案件如何透過同一個電話號碼錯綜複雜地連在一起。

intricately linked/connected for hidden relationships

同義詞
  • complexly

    plain word for many parts; lacks the sense of fine connection

  • elaborately

    can suggest deliberate, detailed design rather than confusing difficulty

反義詞
  • simply

    in a way that is easy to follow

  • clearly

    in a way that is easy to understand

文法句型

intricately + adjective/past participle (linked, connected, plotted)

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here the subject is abstract (a plot, argument, law, or relationship), and the point is that the complexity makes it hard to grasp, not that it is beautifully made.

常見錯誤

❌The story was intricately, so I stopped reading.
✅The story was so intricately plotted that I stopped reading.
💡intricately is an adverb and must modify a verb or participle, not stand alone.