1738, from French détour, from Old French destor "side road, byway; evasion, excuse," from destorner "turn aside," from des- "aside" + tourner "to turn" (see turn (v.)).
detour (v.)
1836 (intransitive); 1905 (transitive), from detour (n.). Related: Detoured; detouring.
例文
1. In case anyone was following me,I made an elaborate detour .
誰かが私を尾行しないように、私はわざわざ回り道をしました。
2.A radio-link automatically advises it of traffic snarls and plots a detour .
1つの無線アクセス装置が渋滞状況を自動的に通知し、迂回アドバイスをします。
3.They made a 3000 mile detour simply to prove a point.
彼らが3000マイルを迂回するのは、自分ができることを証明するためだけだ。
4.We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.