devious的意思|devious的解释-里氏词典

devious ['di:viәs]

a. 偏僻的, 迂回的

Achieved success by devious means.
通过不正当的方式获取成功
Not forthright and candid; devious.
不坦率的不直截了当的、不坦白的；欺骗的
Let's take the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main roads.
为了避免大街上的拥挤，我们还是绕道回家去吧。

devious

[ adj ]

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

<adj.all>

used devious means to achieve success

gave oblique answers to direct questions

oblique political maneuvers

characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

<adj.all>

a devious character

shifty eyes

deviating from a straight course

<adj.all>

a scenic but devious route

a long and circuitous journey by train and boat

a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic

Devious \De"vi*ous\, a. [L. devius; de + via way. See
{Viaduct}.]
1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness;
as, a devious path or way.

2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray;
erring; wandering; as, a devious step.

Syn: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- {De"vi*ous*ly},
adv. -- {De"vi*ous*ness}, n.

They are devious, deceitful, and misleading.
'For 30 years they have been playing a devious game,' he tells me. 'They always had an end-game in mind. They knew this day would come and they plotted and planned so that they and the ANC could stitch up the future of the country between them.
Empowerment was not in his vocabulary. Unfortunately history has repeatedly proved that a combination of being armed to the teeth and devious is more likely to allow you to achieve your objectives.
Given the devious ways and reactionary bent of many of these officials, who now stand to lose their jobs, an ill-conceived reform could backfire and perhaps spark social upheaval or even another coup.
It is also right that the cast plays it dead straight, especially Smiles as the devious impresario Harry Stein, keen to emulate that great musical 'The Fleet goes Ga-ga'.
Range Rover spokesman William Baker says the company isn't being devious.
Then there was the case of the devious dealer, a woman who exploited the art world's trust-and-a-handshake business practices.
Failure would suggest that he is either too weak or too devious to succeed. The consequences of failure are already apparent.
Moe Biller, president of the American Postal Workers Union, called plans by the U.S. Army to expand its shipment of toxic materials through the postal system "bizarre" and a "devious scheme" that should be rejected.

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