| 单词 | device |
| 释义 | device —deviceful, adj. —devicefully, adv. —devicefulness, n. /di vuys"/, n. 1. a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, esp. a mechanical or electrical one. 2. a plan or scheme for effecting a purpose. 3. a crafty scheme; trick. 4. a particular word pattern, figure of speech, combination of word sounds, etc., used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader: rhetorical devices. 5. something elaborately or fancifully designed. 6. a representation or design used as a heraldic charge or as an emblem, badge, trademark, or the like. 7. a motto. 8. Archaic. devising; invention. [1375-1425; b. late ME devis division, discourse and devise heraldic device, will; both < AF, OF < L divisa, fem. of divisus; see DIVISION] Syn. 1. gadget. 2. project, design. 3. wile, ruse, artifice, stratagem, maneuver. 7. slogan, legend. |
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