complicate
英 [ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪt]
美 [ˈkɑːm.plə.keɪt]
将“complicate”分解为“com”和“plicate”,其中“com”暗示“共同”,“plicate”类似于“ply”(折叠)。想象一件事情变得复杂,就像是把它层层折叠,变得越来越复杂。这种视觉联想可以帮助记忆“complicate”表示变得复杂的意思。
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complicate 复杂化com-, 强调。-plic, 编织,组成,词源apply,implicate. 即多成分,复杂的。
- complicate
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complicate: see ply
- complicate (v.)
- 1620s, "to intertwine" (as a past participle adjective, early 15c.), from Latin complicatus "folded together; confused, intricate," past participle of complicare (see complication). Meaning "to make more complex" is recorded from 1832, from earlier sense "to combine in a complex way" (17c.). Related: Complicated; complicating.
- 1. To complicate matters further, everybody's vitamin requirements vary.
- 更麻烦的是,每个人对维生素的需求量是不同的。
- 2. I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary.
- 我不想使这项任务不必要地复杂化。
- 3. These events will greatly complicate the situation.
- 这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂.
- 4. There is no need to complicate matters.
- 没有必要使问题复杂化.
- 5. Don't complicate life for me!
- 不要为我把生活搞复杂了!