gnarled

动词 gnarl:

1. twist into a state of deformity
   同义词：gnarl
2. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
   同义词：murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl

形容词 gnarled:

1. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
   同义词：gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed

gnarled

adj.（形容词）
Having gnarls; knotty or misshapen:
多节的：有多节的；多节的或扭曲的：
例句：
gnarled branches.
多节瘤的枝干

Morose or peevish; crabbed.
乖僻的：脾气坏的，易怒的；乖僻的
Rugged and roughened, as from old age or work:
饱经风霜的：粗糙的，饱经风霜的，如因年老或劳累：
例句：
the gnarled hands of a carpenter.
木匠那双粗糙的手

来源：
Probably variant of knarled
可能为 knarled的变体
from knarl [tangle, knot]
源自 knarl [结瘤]
alteration of Middle English knarre [knot in wood] * see knar
中古英语 knarre的变化 [树瘤，节] *参见 knar