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devious
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🇺🇸 /dˈiviʌs/
devious 主要指不坦率、带欺骗性的,也可指偏离直路、绕远的。
💡 记忆钩子
把它想成一条不走正路的路:路线偏离直线,就会绕远;人若不走坦率正直的“路”,就会用迂回、欺骗的办法。
📝 学习建议
- 不要把 devious 只理解成“聪明”或“有策略”;它通常带有不诚实、让人不信任的负面意味。
- 先掌握“狡猾、不坦率”这一现代常用义,再认识“绕道的”这一较旧的字面义。
📖 中文释义
adj
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core 狡猾而不坦率的📖 形容一个人、计划或手段不走“正路”:不直接说真话或公开目的,而是通过隐瞒、欺骗或迂回方式达到目标,因此常含有不可信、别有用心的意味。💡 常用模式是“be devious”或“a devious person/plan/method”,也可以说某人“use devious tactics”。这个词通常用于负面评价,不能自然地用来单纯赞美某人的机智或办事灵活。若只是想说“间接”或“委婉”,应根据语境选择不带欺骗意味的词。He used a devious plan to get control of the company.他用了一个狡猾的计划来控制那家公司。The devious salesman hid the extra charges from us.那个狡猾的推销员向我们隐瞒了额外费用。
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rare 迂回的;偏离直路的📖 形容道路或路线没有沿着直接、通常的方向前进,而是弯曲、绕远;这是“走偏路”这一核心图像的字面义,现代英语中较少见。💡 常见于较书面或旧式的“a devious route/path”,表示路线曲折或绕远。它在这种用法中不一定表示欺骗,但现代读者更可能把 devious 理解为“狡猾的”,所以使用时要依靠 route、path 等上下文来消除歧义。archaic
more devious
comparative
most devious
superlative
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 3 组
deviating from a straight course; ;
同义词集:
devious
circuitous
roundabout
a scenic but devious route
a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
近似: indirect
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; ;
同义词集:
devious
oblique
used devious means to achieve success
gave oblique answers to direct questions
oblique political maneuvers
近似: indirect
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive;
同义词集:
devious
shifty
a devious character
shifty eyes
近似: untrustworthy, untrusty
🌳 词源
源自拉丁语中“偏离道路”的意思,后来从“走偏路”引申为“行事不正直、具有欺骗性”。
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."
🔄 变式
more devious
compar
most devious
superl
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