device
n
1 thing made or adapted for a special purpose (為某種用途而制作或改裝的)裝置, 器具
a device for measuring pressure 測壓裝置
a labour-saving device 節(jié)省勞力的裝置
an explosive device 爆破裝置
a nuclear device, eg a nuclear bomb or missile 核子裝置(如核彈或核導(dǎo)彈). =>Usage at machine 用法見machine.
2 (literature 文學(xué)) metaphor, combination of words, etc used by a writer to produce an effect on the reader (作者用以感染讀者的)手法, 技巧(如隱喻、 詞語搭配等)
a stylistic device 文體表現(xiàn)手法.
3 scheme; trick 策略; 計(jì)策; 詭計(jì); 計(jì)謀
Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him. 她所謂生病只不過是避免見他的花招而已.
4 symbol or figure used as a sign by a noble family, eg on a crest or shield (貴族用作家族標(biāo)志的)圖案(如用於飾章或盾形徽的)
a heraldic device 紋章圖案.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) leave sb to his own devices => leave1.