labyrinthine
labyrinthine — 形容詞
- labyrinthinepositive
- more labyrinthinecomparative
- most labyrinthinesuperlative
1. extremely complicated and full of twists and turns, like a maze with many confus
錯綜複雜
像迷宮般複雜難懂的
extremely complicated and full of twists and turns, like a maze with many confusing paths, so that people find it very hard to understand or move through it
The ancient castle had a labyrinthine network of secret passages and hidden rooms.
這座古老城堡有錯綜複雜的祕密通道與隱藏房間網絡。
collocation: labyrinthine network
Femi found the labyrinthine tax forms so confusing that he hired an accountant.
Femi 覺得那份錯綜複雜的報稅表單太令人困惑，於是僱了一名會計師。
find + [noun] + [adjective] structure
The city's labyrinthine one-way streets confused every visitor who tried to drive through it.
城中那些迷宮似的單行道讓每個試圖開車通過的訪客都暈頭轉向。
Navigating the labyrinthine university bureaucracy took Sora four weeks to get a simple form signed.
Sora 花了四個星期處理大學裡錯綜複雜的行政體系，才拿到一份簡單的表格簽名。
Tara found the novel's labyrinthine plot hard to follow and took notes on each character.
Tara 覺得這本小說錯綜複雜的情節難以理解，於是為每個角色做了筆記。
- intricate
less negative than labyrinthine; suggests impressive detail rather than frustrating confusion
- convoluted
more negative; emphasises unnecessary complexity and lack of clarity, especially in writing or speech
- tangled
more concrete; often used for physical objects (wires, hair) but also figuratively for situations
- mazy
rare and literary; directly compares to a maze, similar to labyrinthine but less common
- simple
direct opposite; easy to understand or follow
- straightforward
emphasises lack of difficulty or confusion in a process
用法筆記
Commonly describes systems, processes, buildings, or stories that are unnecessarily complex. Less common in everyday conversation than in formal or written English.