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deviousness是什么意思

deviousness

n. 迂回，曲折；

副词：deviously;

形容词：devious;

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ADJ-GRADED

奸诈的;阴险的;狡猾的

If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
例句
Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private... 纽曼阴险得很，明里一套，暗里一套。 By devious means she tracked down the other woman. 她通过不正当的手段追查到了另外那个女人。
ADJ-GRADED

（路线或道路）曲折的，迂回的

A devious route or path to a place involves many changes in direction, rather than being as straight and direct as possible.
例句
He followed a devious route. 他走了一条迂回路线。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
2. the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

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