sinuous
英 [ˈsɪn.ju.əs]
美 [ˈsɪn.ju.əs]
1. sine => sinuous.
2. sine => cosine.
sinuous 弯曲的,蜿蜒的来自拉丁语 sinus,弯,曲,转,-ous,形容词后缀。
- sinuous
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sinuous: see sine
- sinuous (adj.)
- "full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin sinuosus "full of curves, folds, or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend" (see sinus). Related: Sinuously; sinuousness.
- 1. I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
- 我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。
- 2. He has a distinctively sinuous way of walking.
- 他走路扭来扭去,很有特点。
- 3. the sinuous grace of a cat
- 猫的灵活优美
- 4. The river wound its sinuous way across the plain.
- 这条河蜿蜒曲折地流过平原.
- 5. Self - formed river channels tend to be sinuous.
- 自动形成的河槽是趋向于弯曲的.