devious
/ˈdiːvɪəs/adjective
1
- showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals不光明正大的; 狡诈的; 阴险的：
he's as devious as a politician needs to be
他具有作为一个政治家必需有的狡诈阴险
they have devious ways of making money.
他们有一些歪门邪道的赚钱方法。
2
- (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way（道路, 旅程）迂回曲折的：
they arrived at the town by a devious route.
他们走了条弯路到达那个城镇。
派生词
deviously
adverbdeviousness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin devius （from de- 'away' from + via 'way'） + -OUS. The original sense was 'remote or sequestered'; the later sense 'departing from the direct route' gave rise to the figurative sense 'deviating from the straight way' and hence 'skilled in underhand tactics'.