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.
雙語例句
1. Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.
專家們正想方設(shè)法清除這片面積巨大的浮油。
來自柯林斯例句
2. White supremacists devise new Methods: To disenfranchise Negroes.
白人至上論者想出新的方法以剝奪黑人的公民權(quán).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. It is not easy to devise means.
籌措維艱.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Scientists are working to devise a means of storing this type of power.
科學家們正在為發(fā)明一種能儲存這種動力的方法而工作.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. To do this, scientists have to devise Methods: Using radar and underwater television.