knottier

英 [ˈnɒtɪə]

美 [ˈnɑtɪər]

adj.  复杂的; 难以解决的; 棘手的; 有节的; 缠绕在一起的
knotty的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 复杂的；难以解决的；棘手的
  Aknottyproblem is complicated and difficult to solve.
  1. The new management team faces some knotty problems.
     新的管理团队面临一些棘手的问题。
• ADJ 有节的；多节的
  Knottywood has a lot of small hard areas on it where branches once grew.
  1. ...the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree.
     多节的山楂树干

双语例句

• In china, the problem becomes knottier because our modern legal system is mainly based on transplant of western legal model, which leads to the break-off between modern and tradition, deepening the crisis of belief.
  这个问题在中国显得十分复杂，因为社会主义法制现代化建设是以移植西方法律模式为主的，它导致了现代与传统的断裂，加深了人们的信仰危机。
• Other areas, though, have always looked knottier.
  其他方面看起来则一直错综复杂。