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intricately

/ˈɪntɹəkətɫi/ adv

In an intricate manner; with involution or infoldings; with perplexity or intricacy.

Word Origin 'Intricate' means entangled, complex — from 'in-' (in) and 'tricae' (tricks, perplexities). 'Intricately' means in a complex, detailed manner. The breakdown in+tric+ate+ly shows the root 'tric' from 'tricae.' Related: 'intricacy' (the state of being intricate), and 'extricate' (to get out of a tangle). The idea is of being caught in a web of details.

adv In an intricate manner; with involution or infoldings; with perplexity or intricacy.

The lace was intricately woven with delicate patterns.

(副词) 错综复杂地；精细地；复杂地

蕾丝以精致的图案错综复杂地编织而成。

(adverbio) intrincadamente; complicadamente; enrevesadamente [De manera intrincada; con complicaciones o pliegues; con perplejidad o complejidad.]

El encaje estaba intrincadamente tejido con patrones delicados.

(adverbe) de manière complexe; de manière élaborée; avec complexité; de façon complexe [De manière complexe et détaillée, avec des entrelacements ou des motifs élaborés.]

La dentelle était intricately tissée de motifs délicats.

(Adverb) auf eine komplizierte, detaillierte oder schwer durchschaubare Weise; mit vielen feinen Verästelungen oder Verschlingungen.

Die Spitze war **intricately** mit zarten Mustern gewebt.

(副詞) 精巧に；複雑に入り組んで；迷宮のように。

そのレースは精巧に織られ、繊細な模様が描かれていた。

(advérbio) intrincadamente; complicadamente; elaboradamente; minuciosamente [De maneira intricada; com invólucro ou dobras; com perplexidade ou complexidade.]

A renda foi intrincadamente tecida com padrões delicados.

Synonyms: complexly elaborately convolutedly involvedly tortuously complicatedly subtly Antonyms: simply straightforwardly plainly easily
Word parts: in + tric + ate + ly

Common collocations

be verb with prep of prep decorated adj patterned adj carved adj in prep

Related words

intricacy

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