devise

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of leaving real property in a will.
  2. Such a will, or a clause in such a will.
    — Fines upon devises were still exacted.
  3. The real property left in such a will.
  4. Design, devising.
    — I don't know how I got to be so sour on life, but I'm constantly in solitary confinement of my own devise, […]
动词 v.
  1. To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something). transitive
    — Near-synonyms: lay, set, design, plan, create
  2. To leave (property) in a will. transitive
  3. To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider. archaic,intransitive
    — I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer.
  4. To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain. archaic,transitive
    — For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore / They are, which fortunes doe by vowes deuize,
  5. To imagine; to guess. obsolete
    — I do protest I neuer iniur’d thee, But lou’d thee better then thou can’st deuise: Till thou shalt know the reason of my loue.

词形变化

devises present,singular,third-person devising participle,present devised participle,past devised past devises plural

词汇关系

衍生词
devisable devisal devisee give, devise, and bequeath redevise devisor point-devise residuary devise
相关词
device devising

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisō, from Latin dīvisō, frequentative of dīvidō.
词源 2
From Middle French devise. Doublet of device.
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