Deviate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.越轨, 脱离
• ［英］ v. 越轨, 脱离 ( diverge; digress; veer)
• ［记］ de[偏离]+via[道路]+ate -> 偏离道路的 -> 越轨
• ［同］ 派生词: deviation ( n.偏向, 偏差)
• ［例］ deviate from the rules

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Late Latin deviatus, past participle of deviare, from Latin de- + via way — more at way
• Date: circa 1633
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
  • 2. to depart from an established course or norm <a flight forced by weather to deviate south>
• transitive verb
  • to cause to turn out of a previous course
• Synonyms: see swerve
• ? deviator noun
• ? deviatory adjective

II. noun

• Date: 1912
• 1. one that deviates from a norm; especially a person who differs markedly from a group norm
• 2. a statistical variable that gives the deviation of another variable from a fixed value (as the mean)

III. adjective

• Date: 1929
• departing significantly from the behavioral norms of a particular society <deviate behavior>

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