词汇精选：complexity的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

复杂，复杂性，错综复杂

例句：

The matter was one of fantastic complexity.

这一工作的复杂性简直难以想象。

例句：

Never has a text been expounded with more complexity.

从来没有人能把一段经文讲解得这么玄妙深奥。

二、词义辨析：

complexity,complication

这两个名词均含“复杂”之意。 complexity着重指极度复杂而难于辨认的关系。complication指纷乱复杂到令人难于理解的地步。

三、参考例句：

The complexity of the roadmap puzzled me.

错综复杂的路标把我搞糊涂了。

We appreciate the complexity of the situation.

我们理解埃及局势的复杂性。

I was worried about the complexity of the arrangements.

我担心这些安排过于复杂。

But complexity is not an excuse for complacency and delay.

但不能因为这个问题复杂，就安于现状和拖延不前。

I often reflect on the beauty and complexity of life.

我经常思考人生的美丽与复杂。

The complexity of the food web is thus greatly simplified.

这样，错综复杂的食物网就大大简化了。

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

尽管他们的报告纷繁复杂，但却传达出一个简单的讯息：一个数字不能概括一切。

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

看到这个骗局的错综复杂，我的心又沉了下来。

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

在确定定罪的可能性时，税法的复杂性也是一个考虑因素。

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

在这个复杂多变的社会里，对信息的需求占有举足轻重的地位。