ADJ-GRADED
(局面)混乱而复杂的，棘手的，难以应付的
If you describe a situation as messy, you are emphasizing that it is confused or complicated, and therefore unsatisfactory.
例句
John had been through a messy divorce himself...
约翰自己也经历过一次十分棘手的离婚。
Life is a messy and tangled business...
生活就是一件既混乱又复杂的事情。