甲百匯小鸡词典

devious

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈdiː.vi.əs]
  • 美式音标 [ˈdiː.vi.əs]
  • 国际音标 ['di:viəs]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.迂廻的；彎曲的；不正直的；狡猾的

词根记忆

  • de(偏離) + vi(道路) + ous→偏離正常道路的→彎曲的
  • de(離開) + vi(路) + ous(…的)→離開路的→偏離的

同根派生

  • adv性質的同根詞
    deviously：繞道地；彎曲地。
  • n性質的同根詞
    deviousness：迂廻；曲折。

英汉例句

    用作形容詞 (adj.)

    用作定語: ～+ n.

  • He's a devious,secret person and I don't trust him.
    他是一個狡猾詭秘的人,我不信任他。

    • 用作表語: S+be+～

  • You have to be a bit devious if you're going to succeed in business.
    要是你打算在商業上成功，就不得不滑頭一點。

词组短语

    用作形容詞 (adj.)

    ～+名詞

  • devious course 迂廻曲折的航線
  • devious business method 不老實的經商方法
  • devious lawyer 老奸巨猾的律師

    • 短語

  • Devious Dungeon 地牢混戰;地牢迂廻戰;隂暗地牢;破解版
  • devious s 偏離正道的;偏僻的;不光明正大的;彎曲的
  • devious trick 技倆;詳細繙譯

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • (DISHONEST) Devious people or plans and methods are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also clever and successful.
  • (NOT DIRECT) not direct

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.