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devious a 误入歧途的(de偏离+vi+ous)

释义2devious
/ 5di:vjEs /


adjective
1. showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals
• 不光明正大的;狡诈的;阴险的
 »he's as devious as a politician needs to be.
  他具有作为一个政治家必需有的狡诈阴险。
 »they have devious ways of making money.
  他们有一些歪门邪道的赚钱方法。
2. (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way
• (道路,旅程)迂回曲折的
 »they arrived at the town by a devious route.
  他们走了条弯路到达那个城镇。
【派生】
deviously adverb
deviousness noun
【语源】
1. 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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