devise
英 [dɪ'vaɪz]
美[dɪ'vaɪz]
- vt. 设计；想出；发明；图谋；遗赠给
- n. 遗赠
- n. (Devise)人名；(法)德维兹；(英)德维斯
词态变化
第三人称单数: devises;过去式: devised;过去分词: devised;现在分词: devising;
中文词源
devise 发明，设计
来自拉丁语dividere,词源同divide。即分开，展开，后词义引申为发明，设计。
英文词源
- devise (v.)
- early 13c., "to form, fashion;" c. 1300, "to plan, contrive," from Old French deviser "dispose in portions, arrange, plan, contrive" (in modern French, "to chat, gossip"), from Vulgar Latin *divisare, frequentative of Latin dividere "to divide" (see divide). Modern sense is from "to arrange a division" (especially via a will), a meaning present in the Old French word. Related: Devised; devising.
双语例句
- 1. Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.
- 专家们正想方设法清除这片面积巨大的浮油。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. White supremacists devise new Methods: To disenfranchise Negroes.
- 白人至上论者想出新的方法以剥夺黑人的公民权.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. It is not easy to devise means.
- 筹措维艰.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. Scientists are working to devise a means of storing this type of power.
- 科学家们正在为发明一种能储存这种动力的方法而工作.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. To do this, scientists have to devise Methods: Using radar and underwater television.
- 为此, 科学家还要设计出使用雷达和水下电视的方法.
来自《用法词典》