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
影片字幕
你以為的划算其實根本不划算？！好市多比你想像的還要浪費錢！ (Food Theory: Costco DOESN’T Save You Money!)
- 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。
英文的「H」怎麼唸？不是「A」也不是「R」喔！ (How to pronounce 'H' in English -- not 'A' or 'R'!)
- The next one is a devious creature called a "rat". "Rat". The thing you wear
下一個是一種狡猾的生物，叫"老鼠"。 "老鼠"。你穿的東西
- The next one is a devious creature called a "rat".
`quot;Hiver"在英語中根本就不是一個詞，但你卻要把它念成一個。
為什麼大眾這麼迷戀星巴克？！ (Why Americans are OBSESSED with Starbucks)
- They've become the biggest coffee chain in the world through incredibly clever marketing, devious design, and an uncanny ability to make people spend their money.
他們通過令人難以置信的巧妙營銷、狡猾的設計以及讓人們花錢的超凡能力，成為世界上最大的咖啡連鎖店。
- They've become the biggest coffee chain in the world through incredibly clever marketing, devious design, and
他們通過令人難以置信的巧妙營銷、狡猾的設計以及讓人們花錢的超凡能力，成為世界上最大的咖啡連鎖店。
西方國家陷入危機！ (The West is in Trouble)
- Heck, five years ago at Christmas I received the ultimate Christmas gift when I discovered that my beloved bath mat was made out of asbestos because it had been made under rather devious circumstances in a Chinese factory.
我對2011年在中國搭乘高鐵的經驗印象深刻。
- Heck, five years ago at Christmas, I received the ultimate Christmas gift when I discovered that my beloved bath map was made out of asbestos because it had been made under rather devious circumstances in a Chinese factory.
說真的，五年前的聖誕節，我收到了最棒的聖誕禮物，因為我發現我心愛的浴簾竟然是用石棉做的，而且是在中國一家工廠裡，在相當狡猾的情況下生產出來的。
10句父母常說的傷人話！😱 (10 Toxic Things Parents Say)
- 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。