詞彙精選：complexity的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

複雜，複雜性，錯綜複雜

例句：

The matter was one of fantastic complexity.

這一工作的複雜性簡直難以想象。

例句：

Never has a text been expounded with more complexity.

從來沒有人能把一段經文講解得這麼玄妙深奧。

二、詞義辨析：

complexity,complication

這兩個名詞均含“複雜”之意。 complexity着重指極度複雜而難於辨認的關係。complication指紛亂複雜到令人難於理解的地步。

三、參考例句：

The complexity of the roadmap puzzled me.

錯綜複雜的路標把我搞糊塗了。

We appreciate the complexity of the situation.

我們理解埃及局勢的複雜性。

I was worried about the complexity of the arrangements.

我擔心這些安排過於複雜。

But complexity is not an excuse for complacency and delay.

但不能因爲這個問題複雜，就安於現狀和拖延不前。

I often reflect on the beauty and complexity of life.

我經常思考人生的美麗與複雜。

The complexity of the food web is thus greatly simplified.

這樣，錯綜複雜的食物網就大大簡化了。

Yet for all its complexity, their report has a simple message: one number cannot summarise everything.

儘管他們的報告紛繁複雜，但卻傳達出一個簡單的訊息：一個數字不能概括一切。

My heart sinked again on viewing the inextricable complexity of this deception.

看到這個騙局的錯綜複雜，我的心又沉了下來。

The complexity of tax laws is also a consideration when determining probability of conviction.

在確定定罪的可能性時，稅法的複雜性也是一個考慮因素。

In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance.

在這個複雜多變的社會裏，對信息的需求佔有舉足輕重的地位。