devious
英 ['di?v??s]
美 ['div??s]
助記提示
1. de- "off" + via "way" => devi- "turn aside, off the way" + -ous => devious.
2. => out of the way, remote, off the main road.
英文詞源
- devious
- devious: [16] Devious and its close relative deviate [17] are both based on the notion of going ‘out of the way’. They come respectively from Latin dēvius and dēviāre, compound adjective and verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘from’ and via ‘way’.
=> deviate, via - devious (adj.)
- 1590s, "out of the way," from Latin devius "out of the way, remote, off the main road," from de via (see deviate). Originally in the Latin literal sense; figurative sense of "deceitful" is first recorded 1630s. Related: Deviously; deviousness. Figurative senses of the Latin word were "retired, sequestered, wandering in the byways, foolish, inconsistent."
雙語例句
- 1. He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.
- 他在設法得到自己的中意之物時會不擇手段。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. By devious means she tracked down the other woman.
- 她通過不正當的手段追查到了另外那個女人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She is devious and sly and manipulative.
- 她陰險狡詐，會玩人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He had been devious and two-faced.
- 他從前向來都是陰險狡猾，口是心非。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He got rich by devious means.
- 他不擇手段大發橫財。
來自《權威詞典》