關於Convoluted的意思和用法的提問

A: Complicated or difficult

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A: Convoluted: difficult to follow, twisted, (でたらめ)

His convoluted speech made absolutely no sense to anyone.

A: This essay was written with flowery language, which made it convoluted and difficult to read.

He did not know how to explain this situation concisely so he had to use convoluted and roundabout expressions.

A: the situation was convoluted. The rules were hard to understand and convoluted. The plan was not explained well and convolted.

A: Complicated and complex are synonyms. They are used generally to describe things that are "intricate."

Complex is neutral, e.g complex systems, it does not say that the system is good or bad, just comprises of a lot of sub-systems making it difficult to understand fully.

Complicated has a slightly negative meaning, e.g. complicated systems, it implies that the system has things going on that makes it more difficult to understand than normal.

Convoluted is different from complicated and complex. It means that something is hard to follow or hard to understand. This is almost always mean negatively. You would often use it to describe someone's explanation, or someone's writing/essay, or maybe a story in a movie/book. This is because convoluted actually means a twisted, spiraling, or coiling shape. The shape of a snail shell for example.

A: "Convoluted" means very complicated. "Cumbersome" means very large or heavy.

A: This is a bit subtle, I think convoluted is more likely to describe things like somebody's explanation, a story, or the path of a pipe underground - basically something that follows a thread or unfolds over time.

But other than that they are pretty interchangeable.

A: thank you!