记忆方法
1. de- "off" + via "way" => devi- "turn aside, off the way" + -ous => devious.
2. => out of the way, remote, off the main road.
2. => out of the way, remote, off the main road.
英语词源
- devious
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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."
权威例句
- 1. He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.
- 他在设法得到自己的中意之物时会不择手段。
- 2. By devious means she tracked down the other woman.
- 她通过不正当的手段追查到了另外那个女人。
- 3. She is devious and sly and manipulative.
- 她阴险狡诈，会玩人。
- 4. He had been devious and two-faced.
- 他从前向来都是阴险狡猾，口是心非。
- 5. He got rich by devious means.
- 他不择手段大发横财。
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