tortuousness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtɔː.tʃu.əs.nəs/ us/ˈtɔːr.tʃu.əs.nəs/
转弯抹角;弯曲
the quality of not being direct or simple, or of having many turns and changes of direction
His speech had a curious mixture of directness and tortuousness. 他的讲话既直接又拐弯抹角，这是很奇特的。
The tortuousness of the roads affected cars more than goods vehicles. 弯弯曲曲的道路对汽车的影响比对货运车辆的影响更大。
See: tortuous
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- The sheer tortuousness of the bureaucracy creates a seemingly impenetrable wall.
- The whole of this speech is remarkable for tortuousness of arrangement, and round-about expression.
- the tension and tortuousness of family relationships