complex
英 ['kɒmpleks]
美 [kəm'plɛks; 'kɑm,plɛks]
中文詞源
complex 複雜的com-, 強調。-plect, 編織，組成，詞源apply,implicate.即多成分的，複雜的。
英文詞源
- complex (adj.)
- 1650s, "composed of parts," from French complexe "complicated, complex, intricate" (17c.), from Latin complexus "surrounding, encompassing," past participle of complecti "to encircle, embrace," in transferred use, "to hold fast, master, comprehend," from com- "with" (see com-) + plectere "to weave, braid, twine, entwine," from PIE *plek-to-, from root *plek- "to plait" (see ply (v.1)). The meaning "not easily analyzed" is first recorded 1715. Complex sentence is attested from 1881.
- complex (n.)
- 1650s, "a whole comprised of parts," from complex (adj.). Psychological sense of "connected group of repressed ideas" was established by C.G. Jung, 1907.
雙語例句
- 1. I had a persecution complex and thought people were conspiring against me.
- 我有過被害情結，認為大家都在密謀暗算我。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In this new book, Harrison brilliantly disentangles complex debates.
- 在這本新作中，哈裏森巧妙地理順了那些紛繁複雜的爭論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Today's complex buildings require close teamwork between the architect and the builders.
- 如今的建築結構複雜，需要建築師和施工人員密切協作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions.
- 原因很複雜，既有地方性衝突也有全國範圍的緊張局勢。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Our culture is more complex than he knows. Wheels within wheels.
- 我們的文化比他所知道的要複雜得多，相當龐雜。
來自柯林斯例句