国际音标

卷绕，回旋；复杂，错综复杂的事物

词根法分析

con-（一起）+ volut（滚动）+ -ion（行为或状态）→ 卷绕，回旋；复杂，错综复杂的事物

• con-前缀，表示‘一起’或‘完全’
• volut来自拉丁语‘volvere’，意为‘滚动’
• -ion后缀，表示‘行为’或‘状态’

例子

• revolution革命；旋转
• evolution进化；发展

练习

• convolve使卷绕；使回旋
• convoluted复杂的；费解的

造句

• The convolution of the plot made the novel difficult to follow.
• Mathematicians use convolution to describe the way two functions combine to form a third function.
• The artist's latest sculpture is a beautiful convolution of metal and glass.