| 单词 | complex |
| 释义 | Word Frequency complex(ˈkɒmplɛks) adjective 1. made up of various interconnected parts; composite 2. (of thoughts, writing, etc) intricate or involved 3. grammar a. (of a word) containing at least one bound form b. (of a noun phrase) containing both a lexical noun and an embedded clause, as for example the italicized parts of the following sentence: I didn't know the man who served me c. (of a sentence) formed by subordination of one clause to another 4. mathematics of or involving one or more complex numbers noun ▶ USAGE Complex is sometimes wrongly used where complicated is meant. Complex is properly used to say only that something consists of several parts. It shouldnot be used to say that, because something consists of many parts, it is difficultto understand or analyse5. a whole made up of interconnected or related parts a building complex 6. psychoanalysis a group of emotional ideas or impulses that have been banished from the conscious mind but that continue to influence a person's behaviour 7. informal an obsession or excessive fear he's got a complex about losing his looks 8. Also called: coordination compound a chemical compound in which molecules, groups, or ions are attached to a central metal atom, esp a transition metal atom, by coordinate bonds 9. any chemical compound in which one molecule is linked to another by a coordinate bond Derived forms complexly (ˈcomplexly) adverb complexness (ˈcomplexness) noun Word origin C17: from Latin complexus, from complectī to entwine, from com- together + plectere to braid |
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