Thorny
adj. 1. 多刺的；有棘刺的 2. 刺一般的，尖的 3. 【动物学】有刺的，具棘的 4. 荆棘丛生的 5. 棘手的；多困难的，复杂的；引起争论的 6. 令人苦恼的
adj. 1. bristling with perplexities 2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
一个看着就觉得难受不舒服的词。
Thorn 就是名词荆棘。耶稣头上戴的就是荆棘环，有些时候会流血。Jesus wears a crown of thorns. 宗教故事不延伸了。放个wiki link（太长了我也没看）。
Throne 是王座。眼花会认错吧。
放两个例句：一般用来说烦的复杂的事情。比complicated，difficult显得高级很多。
There is the thorny question of multiple testing corrections。
On the thorny subject of Jewish settlements, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for both sides to deal with the issue in negotiations.
Masurovsky often turns to Spiegler to discuss thorny legal and ethical questions.
There are widespread controversies about it, and many of the courses you would take in law school are meant to try to get to the bottom of these thorny questions.
