詞彙精選：devise的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

遺贈，遺贈的財產 [U,C]

例句：

Real estate is generally acquired by purchase, by descent and devise, or by gift.

不動產一般通過購買、遺產繼承、遺贈和饋贈等方式獲得。

例句：

A devise is the act of disposing property.

遺贈是一種處理財產的行爲。

v.

設計，發明 [T]

例句：

He devised a scheme, which proved to be a successful one.

他設計了一個很成功的方案。

例句：

He devised an instrument to measure light waves.

他發明了一種測量光波的儀器。

圖謀 [T]

例句：

He is devising how to do that thing.

他正計劃如何進行那件事情。

例句：

They have devised a plan for winning the game.

他們想出了比賽取勝的辦法。

遺贈給 [T]

例句：

He devised all his money to his son.

他把他的錢全都遺留給了他的兒子。

例句：

He didn't know that his father's property has been devised to his brother and his sister.

他還不知道他父親的財產遺留給了他的哥哥和姐姐。

二、詞義辨析：

devise,conceive,formulate

這些動詞的均含“設計、設想”之意。devise側重設計的臨時性和權宜性，並隱含有更多的設想可用。conceive強調在制定計劃之前的先有設想構思。formulate與conceive相反，指在devise之後的具體設計活動。

三、參考例句：

It is not easy to devise means.

籌措維艱。

A devise is the act of disposing property.

遺贈是一種處理財產的行爲。

Astronomers had not previously needed to devise such a mechanism.

天文學家無需急於去探尋這種機理。

This time we'll devise a better solution.

這次我們將設計一種更好的解決方案。

Let's devise how to finish the work.

我們來計劃一下如何完成這項任務。

We will devise a way of escaping from this prison.

我們要想出辦法從這些監獄裏逃出去。

Real estate is generally acquired by purchase, by descent and devise, or by gift.

不動產一般通過購買、遺產繼承、遺贈和饋贈等方式獲得。

The military should devise, monitor, and assess acculturation policy as a joint responsibility.

軍隊應該將戰場企圖，戰場監督以及對文化適應政策的評估作爲一個共同的責任。

Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.

專家們正想方設法清除這片面積巨大的浮油。

The future of a firm will be very bleak indeed if it can't devise new products.

一個公司如果不能設計出新產品，那它的前景就非常暗淡。