devious

adjective

/ˈdiːviəs/

behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people, in order to get something不诚实的；不直率的；欺诈的 synonym deceitful, underhand
- a devious politician不诚实的政治家
- He got rich by devious means.他不择手段大发横财。
- He's as devious as a politician needs to be.他有做政治人物要必备的那种狡猾。
- You have a devious mind, Mr Angel. Ever thought of a career in the police?安吉尔先生，你的头脑很狡猾。想过警察生涯吗？
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
devious route/path a route or path that is not straight but has many changes in direction; not direct迂回的（路线）；曲折的（道路）
- a devious route from the airport出机场的曲折路线

词源late 16th cent.: from Latin devius (from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’) + -ous. The original sense was ‘remote’; the later sense ‘departing from the direct route’ gave rise to the figurative sense ‘deviating from the straight way’ and hence ‘skilled in underhand tactics’.

词汇	devious
释义	devious adjective /ˈdiːviəs/ /ˈdiːviəs/ behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people, in order to get something不诚实的；不直率的；欺诈的 synonym deceitful, underhand a devious politician不诚实的政治家 He got rich by devious means.他不择手段大发横财。 He's as devious as a politician needs to be.他有做政治人物要必备的那种狡猾。 You have a devious mind, Mr Angel. Ever thought of a career in the police?安吉尔先生，你的头脑很狡猾。想过警察生涯吗？ Topics Personal qualitiesc2 devious route/path a route or path that is not straight but has many changes in direction; not direct迂回的（路线）；曲折的（道路） a devious route from the airport出机场的曲折路线词源late 16th cent.: from Latin devius (from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’) + -ous. The original sense was ‘remote’; the later sense ‘departing from the direct route’ gave rise to the figurative sense ‘deviating from the straight way’ and hence ‘skilled in underhand tactics’.
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