A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
例句
The cabdriver took them on a circuitous route to the police station...出租車司機載著他們繞了個大圈才到警察局。Stuart came into film-making via a circuitous route.斯圖爾特費盡周折才最終開始電影制作。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
迂回的;繞行的
They took a circuitous route to avoid reporters.他們繞道避開了記者。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;
"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling""a roundabout paragraph""hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
2. deviating from a straight course;
"a scenic but devious route""a long and circuitous journey by train and boat""a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"