early 15c., from Middle French complication, from Latin complicationem (nominative complicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of complicare "to fold together, fold up, roll up," from com- "together" (see com-) + plicare "to fold, weave" (see ply (v.1)). Meaning "something that complicates" first recorded 1903.
雙語例句
1. An added complication is the growing concern for the environment.
還有個(gè)問題就是對(duì)環(huán)境的日益關(guān)注。
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2. The age difference was a complication to the rela-tionship.
年齡差異使得雙方交往更加困難。
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3. One complication which can arise is a prolapse.
可能出現(xiàn)的一種并發(fā)癥是脫垂。
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4. The bad weather added a further complication to our journey.