complication

complication
noun
  1. a circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty
    使复杂化的情况;困难,难题
    there is a complication concerning ownership of the site.
    存在着一个关于这个地点的所有权的难题。
    ■[mass noun]an involved or confused condition or state
    复杂(情况);混乱
    to add further complication, English-speakers use a different name.
    说英语的人使用的是一个不同的名称,这使情况更加复杂化了。
  2. (Medicine)a secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one
    (医)并发症
    she developed complications after the surgery.
    外科手术后,她患了并发症。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n-), from Latin complicare 'fold together' (see complicate)
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