单词 | devious |
释义 | devious (diːviəs ) 1. adjective If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way. [disapproval] Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private. By devious means she tracked down the other woman. Synonyms: sly, scheming, calculating, tricky deviousness uncountable noun ...the deviousness of drug traffickers. 2. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A devious route or path to a place involves many changes in direction, rather than being as straight and direct as possible. [formal] He followed a devious route. Synonyms: indirect, roundabout, wandering, crooked Translations: Chinese: 狡诈的 Japanese: ひねくれた |
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