1ADJ-GRADED 奸诈的;阴险的;狡猾的 If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way. 奸诈的;阴险的;狡猾的 [disapproval]
Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private.
纽曼阴险得很,明里一套,暗里一套。
By devious means she tracked down the other woman.
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](路线或道路)曲折的,迂回的 A devious route or path to a place involves many changes in direction, rather than being as straight and direct as possible. (路线或道路)曲折的,迂回的 [formal]