contortyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[contort 词源字典]
contort: see torment
[contort etymology, contort origin, 英语词源]
contort (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
early 15c., from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquere "to whirl, twist together," from com- "together" or intensive (see com-) + torquere "to twist" (see torque (n.)). Related: Contorted; contorting.