• adj. 棘手的，難解決的；[木] 多節的；有結的

來自knot,結。即多結的，引申詞義復雜的。參照Gordian knot.

knotty (adj.)

mid-13c. (figurative use early 13c.), from knot (n.) + -y (2). Related: Knottiness.

1. The new man-agement team faces some knotty problems.

新的管理團隊面臨一些棘手的問題。

來自柯林斯例句

2. the knotty roots of the old oak tree

盤根錯節的老橡樹根

來自《權威詞典》

3. Under his leadership, many knotty problems were smoothly solved.

在他的領導下, 許多傷腦筋的問題都迎刃而解.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. She met with a lot of knotty problems.

她碰上了許多棘手的問題.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. This is a knotty passage.

這是一段復雜難懂的文字.

來自《用法詞典》