English Dictionary

twists and turns

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

Abrupt changes in direction or orientation (often used figuratively).

日本語の意味

（比喩的に使われる場合）予測不可能な方向転換や急激な変化を意味する。 / 複雑で曲がりくねった展開や、物事が予期せぬ方向に変わっていく様子。

The plot of the novel is full of twists and turns that kept me guessing until the last page.

その小説の筋は紆余曲折に富んでおり、最後のページまで私をハラハラさせた。

意味（1）

Abrupt changes in direction or orientation (often used figuratively).

The same ignorance and avarice which made him think the education of his children an useless expense, caused him to reject the advice of his friends to make a will, which would also be attended with a little expense; and there were so many twists and turns in the law he said, every one ought to keep clear of it […]