You use intricate to describe something that has many small parts or details.
例句
...intricate patterns and motifs.复杂的式样与图案
英汉词典释义
adj.
错综复杂的
I have a novel with an intricate plot.我有一本情节错综复杂的小说。The design is intricate.这个设计是错综复杂的。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. highly involved or intricate;
"the Byzantine tax structure""convoluted legal language""convoluted reasoning""intricate needlework""an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology""the plot was too involved""a knotty problem""got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering""Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott"tortuous legal procedures""tortuous negotiations lasting for months"