Devious
['diːvɪəs] or ['divɪəs]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) deviating from a straight course; 'a scenic but devious route'; 'a long and circuitous journey by train and boat'; 'a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic' .
(adj.) indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; 'used devious means to achieve success'; 'gave oblique answers to direct questions'; 'oblique political maneuvers' .
(adj.) characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; 'a devious character'; 'shifty eyes' .
錄入:提托--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way.
(a.) Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
錄入:索尔
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Deviating, erratic, wandering, out of the common way.[2]. Erratic, going astray.
錄入:文斯
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Tortuous, circuitous, untracked, trackless, pathless, ambagious, roundabout,distorted
ANT:Direct, plain, trodden, frequented, straightforward
校對:赛克
解釋/意思:
adj. from or out of the way: roundabout: erring.—adv. Dē′viously.—n. Dē′viousness.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Again scampering devious, bounding here, rushing there, snuffing and sniffing everywhere; she at last discovered me in classe. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Defeated in that, his enemies resorted to a more devious method; they began to lop away his friends. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I sought the Continent, and went devious through all its lands. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- When the travellers had pushed on at a rapid rate through many devious paths, the Palmer at length broke silence. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
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