devise

devise

[di'vaiz]

vt.设计, 发明, 遗赠
n.遗赠, 遗赠的不动产

例句与用法:

And no sooner had Joan, his handsome, shallow-minded wife, the easy-going mother of his many children, heard of her exalted estate than her romantic soul began secretly to devise a brilliant and fitting alliance for her beautiful young daughter.

他的妻子琼是一个健壮、浅薄的女人,也是孩子们随和的母亲。当她一听说自己高贵的地位时,便立刻想入非非,暗自打算为她的年轻漂亮的女儿找一个显赫、门当户对的婆家。

He devises a new type of transistor.

他发明了一种新的晶体管。

The government devised a scheme for redeveloping the city center.

政府制定了市中心重建计划。

词形变化:

形容词: devisable | 名词: deviser | 动词过去式: devised | 动词过去分词: devised | 动词现在分词: devising | 动词第三人称单数: devises |


vt.

1. 设计; 发明; 策划; 想出

He devised a new method of teaching writing.

他设计了一种新的教写作的方法。

2. 【律】遗赠(不动产)[(+to)]

n.

(不动产的)遗赠


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