The intricate patterns on the ancient mosaic revealed the artisans' meticulous attention to geometric symmetry.
古代马赛克上错综复杂的图案显示了工匠们对几何对称的细致关注。
A memoir chapter describes the narrator's grandmother's kitchen in intricate sensory detail across several pages, a level of detail the narrator explicitly admits, in an aside, is likely embellished by decades of nostalgic memory.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “intricate”?
C — Very complicated or detailed.. “intricate” means Very complicated or detailed..
Which word means “Very complicated or detailed.”?
B — intricate. “intricate” means Very complicated or detailed..
intricate — Very complicated or detailed.. In Chinese: 错综复杂的;精细的.
intricate is pronounced //ˈɪntrɪkət//.
The intricate patterns on the ancient mosaic revealed the artisans' meticulous attention to geometric symmetry. (古代马赛克上错综复杂的图案显示了工匠们对几何对称的细致关注。)
complex, detailed, elaborate — all close in meaning to intricate (Very complicated or detailed.).
simple, plain — each the opposite of intricate (Very complicated or detailed.).
Yes. intricate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
in + tric(纠缠) → 盘根错节。