adj.(形容词)

1. 迂回的，曲折的 not going in the straightest or most direct way
2. 不光明正大的，不坦诚的，狡猾的 not direct and probably not completely honest

Adjective:

1. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading;

   "used devious means to achieve success"
   "gave oblique answers to direct questions"
   "oblique political maneuvers"
   

2. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive;

   "a devious character"
   "shifty eyes"
   

3. deviating from a straight course;

   "a scenic but devious route"
   "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
   "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
   

1.奸诈的;阴险的;狡猾的
If you describe someone asdevious you do not like them because you think they are are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.

e.g. Newman wasdevious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private...
纽曼阴险得很，明里一套，暗里一套。
e.g. Bydevious means she tracked down the other woman.
她通过不正当的手段追查到了另外那个女人。

deviousness
...the deviousness of drug traffickers.
毒贩的狡猾奸诈

2.（路线或道路）曲折的，迂回的
Adevious route or path to a place involves many changes in direction, rather than being as straight and direct as possible.

e.g. He followed adevious route.
他走了一条迂回路线。

1. 偏离正道的：detrimental 有害的 |devious 偏离正道的 | dishonorable 不光彩的

2. 不正直,有偏差的：deviate 离题,逸出正轨 |devious 不正直,有偏差的 | devote 奉献

3.

3. 绕来绕去的,迂回曲折的：11. courtier 朝臣 | 12.devious 绕来绕去的,迂回曲折的 | 13. Sacrament 圣礼,圣事/餐

4. 迂回的：irrefutable 不可辩驳的 |devious 迂回的 | infiltrate 渗透

a devious politician

不诚实的政治家

He got rich by devious means.

他不择手段大发横财。

a devious route from the airport

出机场的曲折道路

Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private...

纽曼阴险得很，明里一套，暗里一套。

By devious means she tracked down the other woman.

她通过不正当的手段追查到了另外那个女人。

He followed a devious route.

他走了一条迂回路线。

Other, more devious, patterns became clear when I knew about the taping.

我知道了录音的事之后, 就清楚了其他更为迂回曲折的手腕.

Because the way home is more devious, marriageable woman feels the situation is bad.

由于回家的路比较偏僻, 妙龄女子深感情况不妙.

The human mind is as devious as the many progressive devices it produces.

人心和它所制造出来的许多进步装置一样诡诈.

The British can be awkward, selfish and devious players of the EU game.

你可以认为在欧盟各方的博弈中,英国人是棘手的 、 自私的、狡猾的.

His devious nature was shown in half lies and small dishonesties.

他不正直的天性表现在小谎话及细小的不诚实行为中.

Kelly: What devious plan have you dreamt up?

凯莉: 你梦到了什么妙计?

His success had come by devious methods , had been reached by obscure means.

他的成功,是凭着不正当的伎俩而取得的, 是用见不得人的手段来达到的.

For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright.

箴3:32 因为 乖僻人为耶和华所憎恶.直人为他所亲密.

Agent 47 is now more athletic and his additional movements make for more devious fun.

47探员的运动神经现在更发达了,增强的动作能带来更多不一般的乐趣.

The joint of shell and cover is the for of devious - labyrinthian struture, insuring preferable protection class.

壳体和盖的接合面为曲面迷宫式结构, 确保了较高的防护等级,定性好等优良传良传统.

Susan is a devious person and we can't depend on her.

苏姗是个狡猾的人,我们不能依赖她.

GWT: The lips of a righteous person announce good will, but the mouths of wicked devious.

吕震中本: 义人的咀唇晓得怎样令人悦纳; 恶人的口总说乖张的话.

Defeated in that, his enemies resorted to a more devious method.

他的敌人在这方面失败以后, 便采取了更不正当的手法.

We took the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main raods.

我不为了避免大街上的人群而采取一个迂?的路线回家.

He's a devious, secret person and I don't trust him.

他是一个狡猾诡秘的人,我不相信他.

Here is geographical and devious, traffic inconvenience, natural resources is meager, agricultural production condition is abominable.

这里地理偏僻, 交通不便, 资源贫乏, 农业生产条件恶劣.

This cab was taking a devious route to the airport.

出租车绕了一条弯路到机场.

He got rich by devious means.

他靠不正当手段发了财.

Has the devious Beijing government been massaging the numbers, as communist are wont to do?

中国政府到底有没有像共产党人会经常做的那样故意夸大了数字 呢 ?

He was as devious as his adversary was ruthless.

他的对手冷酷,他也同样阴险.

We took the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main roads.

我们为了避免大街上的人群而绕道回家.

She led him by devious ways to the meeting place.

她绕来绕去地把他带到会面地点.

用作定语～+ n.

1. He's a devious,secret person and I don't trust him.
   他是一个狡猾诡秘的人,我不信任他。

用作表语S+be+～

1. You have to be a bit devious if you're going to succeed in business.
   要是你打算在商业上成功，就不得不滑头一点。

～+名词

• devious%20course">devious course迂回曲折的航线
• devious%20business%20method">devious business method不老实的经商方法
• devious%20lawyer">devious lawyer老奸巨猾的律师

• These devious and untrodden ice-fields.

  出自：E. K. Kane