labyrinth

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

laby·rinth [labyrinth labyrinths] BrE [ˈlæbərɪnθ] NAmE [ˈlæbərɪnθ] noun (formal)
a complicated series of paths, which it is difficult to find your way through
•We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets.
• (figurative)a labyrinth of rules and regulations
compare ↑maze
Derived Word: ↑labyrinthine

Word Origin:
late Middle English (referring to the maze constructed by Daedalus (a craftsman and father of Icarus) to house the ↑Minotaur in Greek mythology): from French labyrinthe or Latin labyrinthus, from Greek laburinthos.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inner ear, internal ear, maze