英语单词

deviant是什么意思

deviant

英 ['diːvɪənt] 美 ['divɪənt]
  • n. 不正常者;偏移值;变异物
  • adj. 不正常的;离经叛道的

助记提示


1. de- "off" + via "way" => devi- "turn aside, off the way" + -ant => deviant.

中文词源


deviant 偏离的

de-, 向下,离开。-vi, 路,词源同way, trivia.

英文词源


deviant (adj.)
c. 1400, from Late Latin deviantem (nominative devians), present participle of deviare "turn aside," from Latin phrase de via, from de "off" (see de-) + via "way" (see via). The noun meaning "one that deviates" is from late 15c.; in the sexual sense, from 1952; also deviate (n.), recorded since 1912.

双语例句


1. Of course, not all alcoholics and drug abusers produce deviant offspring.
当然,并不是所有的酗酒者和吸毒者都会生育出不正常的后代。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Deviant behaviour is one of the features of certain types of mental illness.
反常举动是某些精神疾病的特征之一.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She broke your heart and inadvertently drove men to deviant lifestyles.
她会伤害你的心,悄悄的腐蚀你的生活.

来自电影对白

4. Wouldn't that demonstrate that she's into deviant sex?
难道这没表现出她与众不同的性取向 吗 ?

来自电影对白

5. Maternal abandonment causes serious deviant behavior.
没有母爱的孩子会产生严重的变态行为.

来自电影对白

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