释义 |
† deturn, v. Obs.|dɪˈtɜːn| [a. F. détourne-r (in OF. desturner, whence disturn), f. dé-, des-:—L. dis- (dis- 1) + tourner to turn.] trans. To turn away or aside; to divert, cause to deviate.
a1450Knt. de la Tour ci. 134 To deturne hym from eueri euelle dede. 1607Sc. Act Jas. VI (1816) 388 (Jam.) To alter and deturne a litill the said way to the..better travelling for the lieges. 1644Digby Nat. Bodies xi. (1658) 117 The force that can deturn a feather from its course downwards, is not able to deturn a stone. 1745Chesterfield Lett. I. cii, Let nothing deturn you from the thing you are about. |