Devious
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adj. 迂回的，曲折的;不光明正大的，不正直的;不坦誠的，狡猾的;不正當;
?? 詞根助記
de偏離+vi道路+ous...的 → 容易偏離的道路 → 偏僻的，迂回的，曲折的
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He got rich by devious means.
他靠不正當手段發了財。
take a devious route to avoid busy streets
繞道而行,避開熙攘的街道
Defeated in that, his enemies resorted to a more devious method.
他的敵人在這方面失敗以后，便采取了更不正當的手法。
His success had come by devious methods, had been reached by obscure means.
他的成功，是憑著不正當的伎倆而取得的，是用見不得人的手段來達到的。
Let's take the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main roads.
為了避免大街上的擁擠，我們還是繞道回家去吧。
?? 聯想助記
源自 deviate， vio 是 via 的變體,來自于 way 路
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-via-表示“路”
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devious
adj
1 cunning; dishonest 刁滑的; 不誠實的
a devious lawyer, scheme, trick 刁滑的律師、 陰謀、 詭計
get rich by devious means 以不正當的手段致富.
2 (of a route, path, etc) winding; not straight （指道路等）彎曲的, 蜿蜒的, 不直的
The coach followed a rather devious course to its destination. 長途汽車要繞很多彎路才到達目的地.
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*['di:vi?s]a. 偏僻的, 迂回的
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Robbie put that there.
這是Robbie弄的。
If it doesn't rain tomorrow, I think I'll go shopping.
如果明天不下雨的話，我打算購物。
We've been anxious about you. We were expecting you back much earlier.
我們都為你們著急呢。都盼著你們早點兒回來。