complexity

Word family  noun complexity adjective complex

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++com·plex·i·ty /kəmˈpleksəti/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural complexities)  1  COMPLICATED[uncountable] the state of being complicated 复杂性，错综复杂complexity of There is increasing recognition of the complexity of the causes of poverty. 人们越来越认识到，造成贫困的原因错综复杂。 a design of great complexity 一项非常复杂的设计2  [countable usually plural]PROBLEM one of the many details or features of something that make it hard to understand or deal with 〔某事的〕复杂之处complexity of The complexities of economics are clearly explained. 经济情况的复杂性被解释得很清楚。

Examples from the Corpus

complexity• But as James' tale develops, it assumes complexity.• The public mood seemed to be that more organizations mean more bureaucracy, complexity and expense.• Watson, I am accustomed to being baffled by complexity.• These are the questions pursued by complexity science.• First, Temple confronted the life of the real world in all its complexity.• This is a universal law of vivisystems: higher level complexities can not be inferred by lower-level existences.• How to choose the right model complexity is explained in these chapters.• The article attempts to explain the affair's legal and political complexities.• Now he was getting a lesson in the complexities of human relationships.• Many people struggle with the complexity of the tax forms.

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complexity
com‧plex‧i‧ty AC /kəmˈpleksəti, kəmˈpleksɪti/ noun (plural complexities)1. [uncountable] the state of being complicated
    complexity of
    There is increasing recognition of the complexity of the causes of poverty.
    a design of great complexity
2. [countable usually plural] one of the many details or features of something that make it hard to understand or deal with
    complexity of
    The complexities of economics are clearly explained.

com·plex·ity AW BrE /kəmˈpleksəti/ 🔊NAmE /kəmˈpleksəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the state of being formed of many parts; the state of being difficult to understand 复杂性；难懂◆the increasing complexity of modern telecommunication systems日益复杂的现代电信系统◆I was astonished by the size and complexity of the problem. 这个问题的复杂性和涉及面之广使我感到惊讶。🔊🔊complexities [plural] the features of a problem or situation that are difficult to understand 难题；难以理解的局势◆the complexities of the system这一系统的复杂之处