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sinuous
[sinuous 词源字典]
sinuous:
see
sine
[sinuous etymology, sinuous origin, 英语词源]
sinuous (adj.)
"full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin
sinuosus
"full of curves, folds, or bendings," from
sinus
"curve, fold, bend" (see
sinus
). Related:
Sinuously
;
sinuousness
.