devious
英 ['diːvɪəs]
美 ['divɪəs]
英語の語源
- devious
- devious: [16] Devious and its close relative deviate [17] are both based on the notion of going ‘out of the way’. They come respectively from Latin dēvius and dēviāre, compound adjective and verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘from’ and via ‘way’.
=> deviate, via - devious (adj.)
- 1590s, "out of the way," from Latin devius "out of the way, remote, off the main road," from de via (see deviate). Originally in the Latin literal sense; figurative sense of "deceitful" is first recorded 1630s. Related: Deviously; deviousness. Figurative senses of the Latin word were "retired, sequestered, wandering in the byways, foolish, inconsistent."
例文
- 1. He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart 's desire.
- 彼は自分の気に入ったものを手に入れるために手段を選ばない。
- 2.By devious means she tracked down the other woman.
- 彼女は別の女性を不正な手段で追跡した。
- 3.She is devious and sly and manipulative.
- 彼女は陰険で狡猾で、人を遊ぶことができる。
- 4.He had been devious and two-faced.
- 彼は昔から陰険で狡猾で、口と心が違う。
- 5.He got rich by devious means.
- 彼は手段を選ばずに大金持ちになった。
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