contortion /ksn'tafn; k an'tor Jan/ n [U] contorting or being contorted (esp of the face or body); [C] instance of this; contorted condition: 扭歪; 扭曲 (尤指使面部或身體變成異樣); 扭歪或扭曲的狀況： the of an acrobat. 賣藝人所做的軟功。 ~ist /-Janist; -Janist/ n acrobat clever at contorting his body. 擅長(zhǎng)軟功的賣藝人。