knotty

英 [ˈnɒti]

美 [ˈnɑːti]

adj. 复杂的; 难以解决的; 棘手的; 有节的; 缠绕在一起的

最高级：knottiest　比较级：knottier　

GRE

BNC.21895 / COCA.23275

牛津词典

adj.

复杂的；难以解决的；棘手的
complicated and difficult to solve
1. a knotty problem
  棘手的问题
有节的；缠绕在一起的
having parts that are hard and twisted together
1. the knotty roots of the old oak tree
  盘根错节的老橡树根

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 复杂的；难以解决的；棘手的
Aknottyproblem is complicated and difficult to solve.
1. The new management team faces some knotty problems.
  新的管理团队面临一些棘手的问题。
ADJ 有节的；多节的
Knottywood has a lot of small hard areas on it where branches once grew.
1. ...the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree.
  多节的山楂树干

双语例句

I judged that he was concocting a particularly knotty editorial.
我估计他是在拼凑一篇特别伤脑筋的社论。
While in calculation of unsteady state problems, the transient terms are always knotty problems to deal with.
但是在求解非稳态流体流动问题时，对非稳态项的处理一直是个棘手问题。
How to construct an excellent artificial neural network based on actual problems is a knotty problem for us.
如何根据问题建立一个好的神经网络是摆在我们面前最棘手的问题。
He had to discuss knotty points of Rousseau and Hegel with her.
他不得不和她讨论卢梭和黑格尔的那些深奥问题。
Whether the Channel tunnel should be built or not is a knotty point.
该不该修英吉利海峡隧道，是一个难以决定的复杂问题。
He and the Don had solved many a knotty problem in this room, and so when he saw the Godfather leave the festivities and enter the house, he knew, wedding or no, there would be a little work this day.
他和堂在这间屋子里解决了许多棘手的问题，因此，当他看到教父离开庆典进入那所房子时，他知道，婚礼与否，这天会有一点事情。
Ten years ago when computer came into China, Chinese character coding became a knotty problem.
在十年以前当计算机进入中国的时候，中国个性编码变成一个有结的问题。
The problem of the bad assets is a knotty problem commonly encountered by the banking business of each country.
不良资产是各国银行业普遍都曾遭遇过的一个棘手问题。
This paper raises knotty problems concerning the translation of the History of Ming Into the vernacular Chinese.
本文就个人翻译《明史》时遇到的一些较为棘手的问题提出来进行讨论。
He was scowling fearfully, and I judged that he was concocting a particularly knotty editorial.
他皱眉瞪眼，样子很可怕，我估计他是在拼凑一篇特别伤脑筋的社论。