And by what devious means have you violated my inner sanctum ?
你们用什么狡猾的手段闯进我的圣地之内?
He got rich by devious means .
他靠不正当的手段发了财。
I asked and devious grins spread across their faces .
我问他们的脸和整个传播迂回咧嘴一笑。
Consultants who are prepared to use devious means to justify their actions .
打算用狡诈的手段为自己的行为辩护的顾问们。
Achieved success by devious means .
通过不正当的方式获取成功。
汉语翻译
a. 偏僻的, 迂回的
词型变化
名词:deviousness 副词:deviously
英语解释
形容词 devious:
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading同义词:oblique
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive同义词:shifty
deviating from a straight course同义词:circuitous, roundabout
例句
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。
Not forthright and candid; devious.不坦率的不直截了当的、不坦白的; 欺骗的
Achieved success by devious means.通过不正当的方式获取成功
详细解释
de.vi.ous adj.(形容词)Not straightforward; shifty:不直接的;不值得信任的:例句:a devious character.不直接的个性 Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring:犯错误的,步入歧途的:违反正确或可接受的方式;走入岐途的:例句:achieved success by devious means.通过不正当的方式获取成功 Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout:离开正道的:偏离笔直的路线;迂回的:例句:a devious route.曲折的航线 Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.远离大路的,偏僻的:离开大道或主路的;远离的或偏僻的 来源:From Latin dôvius [out-of-the-way] 源自 拉丁语 dôvius [不挡道] dô- [de-] dô- [前缀,表.远离.] via [road] * see wegh- via [公路] *参见 wegh- 【引伸】 de.viously adv.(副词)de.viousness n.(名词)