Today's English word is... 'tortuous' - What does it mean?

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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They say that life
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏใ€ไบบ็”Ÿใฏ
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is a little bit like a journey,
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ๆ—…ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็‰นใซๅ‰ใซ้€ฒใ‚€ใจใใฏใ€
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with lots of twists
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็ด†ไฝ™ๆ›ฒๆŠ˜ใŒใ‚ใ‚Š
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and turns and things
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ใ€
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we have to overcome, especially
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ไน—ใ‚Š่ถŠใˆใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
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when we are going forwards.
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A little bit like driving a car.
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่ปŠใฎ้‹่ปขใซๅฐ‘ใ—ไผผใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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As you go along the road,
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้“ใ‚’้€ฒใ‚“ใงใ„ใใจใ€ไบคๆธ‰ใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€ไน—ใ‚Š่ถŠใˆใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„็ด†ไฝ™ๆ›ฒๆŠ˜ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซ
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you might find
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ๆฐ—ใฅใใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“
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that there are some twists
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and turns that you have to
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negotiate or navigate through.
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Here is an interesting word
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€ใใฎใ“ใจใ‚’่ชฌๆ˜Žใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ
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that we use quite often in English
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่‹ฑ่ชžใง้žๅธธใซ้ ป็นใซไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹่ˆˆๅ‘ณๆทฑใ„ๅ˜่ชžใงใ™
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to describe that thing.
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ใ€‚
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We can say that it is
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tortuous,
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ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚ŠใใญใฃใŸใ€
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tortuous. It is an adjective
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ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚ŠใใญใฃใŸใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€
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that describes the twisting
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and turning
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that you have to do whilst
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driving along the road, or
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้“่ทฏใซๆฒฟใฃใฆ้‹่ปขใ™ใ‚‹ใจใใ€ ใพใŸใฏ
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going through life. Every day
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ไบบ็”Ÿใ‚’ๆญฉใ‚€ใจใใซใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚ŠใใญใฃใŸใ‚Šๆ›ฒใŒใฃใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’่กจใ™ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉžใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆฏŽๆ—ฅใ€
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there might be
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something you have to overcome.
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ไน—ใ‚Š่ถŠใˆใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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It can be quite tortuous.
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Šๆ›ฒใŒใ‚ŠใใญใฃใŸใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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