devious
US /ˈdiviəs/
・UK /ˈdi:viəs/
C1 高級
adj.形容詞偏僻的 ； 迂迴的
Kenneth is a devious little kid. He plays pranks on people
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- And all of that wandering and hunting around helps you to feel just a little bit more peckish, right in time to pass by their most devious tactic of all, the free samples.
所有這些徘徊和狩獵都會讓你感到有點餓，正好趕上他們最狡猾的策略——免費試吃。
- more peckish, right in time to pass by their most devious tactic of all, the free samples.
更饞的時候，正好路過了他們最狡猾的伎倆--免費樣品。
英文發音好複雜啊！為什麼這些詞連外國人也經常念錯？(Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords)
- Someone who's mischievous might also be devious, so it warps into "mischievous." Espresso can make you go fast, so it gets contaminated with "express," hence "expresso." This word is traditionally pronounced "door" as in "endure," but since it kind of means sour, it's slowly becoming "dour." According to a 1996 American Heritage Dictionary survey, two-thirds of people preferred the traditional pronunciation,
有時，一個單字的發音會變得像另一個相關會議的單字。
- Someone who's mischievous might also be devious.
調皮搗蛋的人也可能是狡猾的。
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- What devious things should I do?
我認為不會再有這種大型的電話中心了。
- What devious things should I do?
我應該做些什麼陰險的事情？
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- Manipulation is defined as exerting shrewd or devious influence, especially for one's own advantage.
操縱的定義是施加精明或狡詐的影響，尤其是為了自己的利益。
- Manipulation is defined as exerting shrewd or devious influence, especially for one's own advantage.
這也傳遞了一個資訊，那就是一旦你到了一定的年齡，就可以做出不光彩或不道德的行為，因為別人無論如何都應該尊重你，只是因為你年紀大了。
