1620s, "to intertwine" (as a past participle adjective, early 15c.), from Latin complicatus "folded together; confused, intricate," past participle of complicare (see complication). Meaning "to make more complex" is recorded from 1832, from earlier sense "to combine in a complex way" (17c.). Related: Complicated; complicating.
雙語例句
1. To complicate matters further, everybody's vitamin requirements vary.
更麻煩的是，每個人對維生素的需求量是不同的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary.
我不想使這項任務不必要地復雜化。
來自《權威詞典》
3. These events will greatly complicate the situation.