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单词 devious
释义
devious
(dviəs )
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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