- a. 迂回的;离开正道的;不光明正大的
a.
- 迂回的,弯曲的
- 离开正道的;步入歧途的
- 不光明正大的;不坦率的;欺诈的
派生
ad.
deviously
n. [U]
deviousness
辨析
以上来源于:《英汉大辞典》
/ˈdiːvɪəs/
adj.
- skilfully using underhand tactics to achieve goals.
- (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way.
Derivative
- deviously adv.
- deviousness n.
Etymology
C16 (in sense ‘remote’, later ‘departing from the direct route’): from L. devius (from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’) + -ous.
以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》