knotty

/ˈnɑti/

C2 general

意味・定義

3つの辞書から11件の定義

EJDict

2件

1.(木などが)節(こぶ)の多い

2.紛糾した(puzzling),困難な

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日本語WordNet

8件

形容詞

1複雑、捕らえ所のない、苦しい、ハード、捉え所の無い

making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"

2繁雑、ややこしい、難解

highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"

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AIによる解説

1件

1節の多い、複雑な、難解な。1. 木材などに節が多い状態。2. 問題や状況が複雑で解決が難しいこと。「knotty problem」は「難問」の意味でよく使われる。

1. Full of knots, as in wood. 2. Difficult to solve or understand; intricate; complex; 'a knotty problem' is a common expression meaning a complicated issue that is hard to resolve.

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例文

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The committee discussed several knotty problems during the meeting.

委員会は会議中にいくつかの難問を議論しました。

The knotty pine paneling gave the cabin a rustic look.

節のあるパイン材の羽目板が山小屋に素朴な雰囲気を与えていました。

The knottiness of the wood gave it a rustic charm.

木材の節の多さが素朴な魅力を与えていました。

The knottiness of the legal case made it difficult to resolve.

その法的案件の複雑さが解決を困難にしました。