complication
英 [k?mpl?'ke??(?)n]
美[,kɑmpl?'ke??n]
- n. 并發(fā)癥；復(fù)雜；復(fù)雜化；混亂
CET6IELTS考研TOEFL中低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?complications;
英文詞源
- complication (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French complication, from Latin complicationem (nominative complicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of complicare "to fold together, fold up, roll up," from com- "together" (see com-) + plicare "to fold, weave" (see ply (v.1)). Meaning "something that complicates" first recorded 1903.
雙語例句
- 1. An added complication is the growing concern for the environment.
- 還有個問題就是對環(huán)境的日益關(guān)注。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The age difference was a complication to the rela-tionship.
- 年齡差異使得雙方交往更加困難。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. One complication which can arise is a prolapse.
- 可能出現(xiàn)的一種并發(fā)癥是脫垂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The bad weather added a further complication to our journey.
- 惡劣的天氣給我們的旅行增加了更多的困難。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. This was an unforeseen complication.
- 這是未預(yù)見到的復(fù)雜情況.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》