[no obj.]diverge from an established course 背离,偏离(既定路线) you must not deviate from the agreed route. 你不得偏离已经协商好的路径。 ■diverge from usual or accepted standards 偏常;背离(正常或公认标准) those who deviate from society's values. 背离社会价值观念的人。
noun& adjective
old-fashioned term for deviant (旧)。 同 deviant
派生 deviator noun 语源
mid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense 'remote'): from late Latin deviat- 'turned out of the way', from the verb deviare, from de- 'away from' + via 'way'. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent