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made of many different things or parts that are connected; difficult to understand synonym complicated複雜的;難懂的;費解的 a complex problem/issue/process/system 複雜的問題/議題/過程/系統 a complex argument/subject 複雜的論點/話題 complex machinery 結構複雜的機器 the complex structure of the human brain 錯綜複雜的人腦構造 Scientists need a better understanding of the complex interactrions that cause hurricanes to intensify. 科學家需要更好地理解導致飓風加劇的複雜相互作用。 We live in an increasingly complex world. 我們生活在一個日益複雜的世界。 a highly complex situation 非常複雜的情況
Extra Examplestechnically complex surgery 技術上複雜的外科手術 She managed to put over a fairly complex argument in a brilliantly simple way. 她設法用極爲簡潔的方式將一個相當複雜的論證闡釋清楚。 The mechanism involves a complex arrangement of rods and cogs. 那個機械裝置裏杆和齒輪的布局很複雜。 How does the press explore thecomplex relationship between the two countries? 新聞界如何探索兩國之間的複雜關系?
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grammar )語法 (of a word or sentence )單詞或句子 containing one main part (= the root of a word or main clause of a sentence) and one or more other parts (called affixes or subordinate clauses) 複合的(指詞根加有詞綴或主句含有從句) In the complex sentence, ‘I'd like to go to the beach, if it's warm enough’, ‘I'd like to go to the beach’ is the main clause, and ‘if it's warm enough’ is the subordinate clause. 在複合句中,‘我想去海灘,如果夠暖和的話’,‘我想去海灘’是主句,‘如果夠暖和的話’是從句。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘group of related elements’): from Latin complexus, past participle (used as a noun) of complectere ‘embrace, comprise’, later associated with complexus ‘plaited’; the adjective is partly via French complexe.