devious

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a. 偏僻的, 迂回的

发音

/ˈdiː.vi.əs/

词形变化

more devious 比较级 most devious 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.

  2. 2.

    Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route.

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词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

roundabout shifty oblique circuitous

近义相关 3

indirect untrustworthy untrusty

相关短语

devious lick devious licks devious licking devious licked

词源

1590s, "out of the common or direct way," from Latin devius (“out of the way, remote, off the main road”), from de via, from de (“off”) (see de-) + via (“way, road”). Compare deviate. Originally in the Latin literal sense; the figurative sense of "deceitful" is first recorded 1630s. Related to deviously, deviousness. Figurative senses of the Latin word were "retired, sequestered, wandering in the byways, foolish, inconsistent."

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