behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people, in order to get something 不诚实的；不直率的；欺诈的 Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2He's as devious as a politician needs to be. 他有做政治人物要必备的那种狡猾。 You have a devious mind, Mr Angel. Ever thought of a career in the police? 安吉尔先生，你的头脑很狡猾。想过警察生涯吗？
- devious route/path
a route or path that is not straight but has many changes in direction; not direct 迂回的（路线）；曲折的（道路） a devious route from the airport 出机场的曲折路线
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin devius (from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’) + -ous. The original sense was ‘remote’; 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’.