| 单词 | deviate |
| 释义 | deviate —deviable, adj. —deviability /dee'vee euh bil"i tee/, n. —deviator, n. v. /dee"vee ayt'/; adj. , n. /dee"vee it/, v. , deviated, deviating, adj. , n. v.i. 1. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm. 3. to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning. v.t. 4. to cause to swerve; turn aside. adj. 5. characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior. n. 6. a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard. 7. a person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a way that is considered socially or morally unacceptable. 8. Statistics. a variable equal to the difference between a variate and some fixed value, often the mean. [1625-35; < LL deviatus turned from the straight road, ptp. of deviare. See DEVIANT, -ATE1] Syn. 1. 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. |
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