de·vise
verb/dɪˈvaɪz/
/dɪˈvaɪz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they devise | /dɪˈvaɪz/ /dɪˈvaɪz/ |
| he / she / it devises | /dɪˈvaɪzɪz/ /dɪˈvaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple devised | /dɪˈvaɪzd/ /dɪˈvaɪzd/ |
| past participle devised | /dɪˈvaɪzd/ /dɪˈvaɪzd/ |
| -ing form devising | /dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ/ |
- devise something to invent something new or a new way of doing something
发明；设计；想出 - A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
控制城市交通的新系统已经设计出来。
Extra Examples- Scientists have devised a method of recycling the contaminated oil.
科学家想出了回收利用污油的办法。 - We must devise a new system for dealing with complaints.
我们必须设计一个新的投诉处理系统。 - specially devised tests
特别设计的测试
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDevise is used with these nouns as the object:- formula
- instrument
- means
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: the verb from Old French deviser, from Latin divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere (this sense being reflected in the original English sense of the verb); the noun is a variant of device (in the early sense ‘will, desire’). - A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.