devious

devious

形容词：

1. 欺诈的；不诚实的

英文释义：showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals

例句：

1. He has a devious mind, always coming up with new ways to deceive people.（他心机深沉，总是想出新的欺骗手段。）
2. Her devious behavior eventually led to her downfall.（她的狡诈行为最终导致了她的失败。）

2. 弯曲的；蜿蜒的

英文释义：departing from the most direct way

例句：

3. The hiking trail took us through devious paths in the forest.（这条徒步小径带领我们穿越了森林中弯弯曲曲的道路。）
4. He took a devious route to avoid heavy traffic.（他选择了绕道来避开拥堵的交通。）

名词：

1. 道路的曲折部分

英文释义：a winding section of a road or path

例句：

1. The car sped through the devious with ease.（汽车轻松地在弯道上飞驰而过。）
2. The hiker got lost in the devious of the mountain.（这名徒步旅行者在山里的曲折路段迷路了。）

2. 欺诈行为；诡计

英文释义：dishonest or deceptive actions

例句：

3. The politician was known for his devious.（这位政治家以其欺诈手段而闻名。）
4. She was caught up in a web of devious spun by her colleagues.（她陷入了同事们编织的诡计之网。）

词语辨析：

devious, cunning, sly, crafty

这些形容词都可以用来描述人的行为具有欺诈性或狡猾性。

1. devious强调使用不正当的方法或手段来达到目的。

例句：He always comes up with devious plans to get what he wants.（他总是想出狡诈的计划来得到自己想要的东西。）

2. cunning侧重于使用巧妙的策略或伎俩来欺骗他人。

例句：The fox is known for its cunning nature.（狐狸以其狡猾的天性而闻名。）

3. sly强调行动中的隐秘和不可察觉。

例句：He gave her a sly smile before slipping away unnoticed.（他偷偷笑了笑，然后悄悄地溜走了，没人察觉。）

4. crafty指使用狡猾和欺诈的手段来达到自己的目的。

例句：The thief had a crafty plan to steal the valuable artwork.（这个小偷有一个狡猾的计划来偷走那幅珍贵的艺术品。）

词汇扩充：

1. deviousness（名词）：欺诈；狡猾

2. deviously（副词）：狡诈地；欺诈地

3. deviousness（名词）：狡猾；欺诈

近义词：

cunning, sly, crafty, dishonest, tricky

反义词：

honest, straightforward, sincere

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）：

形容词

1. If you describe a person or their methods as devious, you mean they are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but you cannot prove this.

2. A devious route or path is long and complicated, but it is also cunningly or skillfully devised.

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）：

形容词

1. Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.

2. Departing from the most direct way; circuitous.

用法：

1. devious作为形容词，可以用来形容人的行为具有欺诈性、狡猾性，或者形容路线或路径弯曲曲折。

2. devious作为名词，可以指道路的曲折部分，也可以指欺诈行为或诡计。