英语词汇“deviate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

de•vi•ate v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n.
v. [ no obj;
(~ + from + obj)]

to practice deviation:The witness deviated from the truth.

adj.

characterized by, or showing such behavior:criminally deviate behavior.

n. [countable]

a person or thing that deviates, esp. with regard to sexual behavior.

See -via-.

de•vi•ate v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n.
v.i.

to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm.
to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning.

v.t.

to cause to swerve;
turn aside.

adj.

characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior.

a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
a person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a way that is considered socially or morally unacceptable.
Statisticsa variable equal to the difference between a variate and some fixed value, often the mean.

Late Latin dēviātus turned from the straight road, past participle of dēviāre. See deviant, -ate¹
1625–35

de′vi•a•ble, adj.
de•vi•a•bil•i•ty n. de′vi•a′tor, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged veer, wander, stray. Deviate, digress, diverge, swerve imply turning or going aside from a path. To deviate is to turn or wander, often by slight degrees, from what is considered the most direct or desirable approach to a given physical, intellectual, or moral end:Fear caused him to deviate from the truth.To digress is primarily to wander from the main theme or topic in writing or speaking:Some authors digress to relate entertaining episodes.Two paths diverge when they proceed from a common point in such directions that the distance between them increases:The sides of an angle diverge from a common point. Their interests gradually diverged.To swerve is to make a sudden or sharp turn from a line or course:The car swerved to avoid striking a pedestrian.

deviate vb /ˈdiːvɪˌeɪt/

(usually intr) to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought
(usually intr) to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge
(intransitive) to depart from an accepted standard or convention

n , adj /ˈdiːvɪɪt/

another word for deviant

Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin dēviāre to turn aside from the direct road, from de- + via road

ˈdeviˌator n ˈdeviatory adj

单词	deviate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 de•vi•ate /v. ˈdiviˌeɪt; adj., n.* -ɪt/USA pronunciation* v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v. [ no obj; (~ + from + obj)] to practice deviation:The witness deviated from the truth. adj. characterized by, or showing such behavior:criminally deviate behavior. n. [countable] a person or thing that deviates, esp. with regard to sexual behavior. See -via-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 de•vi•ate (v. dē′vē āt′;adj., n. dē′vē it),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v.i. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm. to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning. v.t. to cause to swerve; turn aside. adj. characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior. n. a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard. a person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a way that is considered socially or morally unacceptable. Statisticsa variable equal to the difference between a variate and some fixed value, often the mean. Late Latin dēviātus turned from the straight road, past participle of dēviāre. See deviant, -ate¹ 1625–35 de′vi•a•ble, adj. de•vi•a•bil•i•ty (dē′vē ə bil′i tē),USA pronunciation n. de′vi•a′tor, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged veer, wander, stray. Deviate, digress, diverge, swerve imply turning or going aside from a path. To deviate is to turn or wander, often by slight degrees, from what is considered the most direct or desirable approach to a given physical, intellectual, or moral end:Fear caused him to deviate from the truth.To digress is primarily to wander from the main theme or topic in writing or speaking:Some authors digress to relate entertaining episodes.Two paths diverge when they proceed from a common point in such directions that the distance between them increases:The sides of an angle diverge from a common point. Their interests gradually diverged.To swerve is to make a sudden or sharp turn from a line or course:The car swerved to avoid striking a pedestrian. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: deviate vb /ˈdiːvɪˌeɪt/ (usually intr) to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought (usually intr) to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge (intransitive) to depart from an accepted standard or convention n , adj /ˈdiːvɪɪt/ another word for deviant Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin dēviāre to turn aside from the direct road, from de- + via road ˈdeviˌator n ˈdeviatory adj
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