circumvent
英 [sɜːkəm'vent]
美 [,sɝkəm'vɛnt]
助記提示
1. circum- + vent-.
2. => come around, be around, encircle, surround.
3. => surround by hostile stratagem.
4. 繞行 => 避開，規避。
中文詞源
circumvent 規避circum-,圈，周圍，-vent,走，詞源同advent,venue.
英文詞源
- circumvent (v.)
- mid-15c., "to surround by hostile stratagem," from Latin circumventus, past participle of circumvenire "to get around, be around, encircle, surround," in figurative sense "to oppress, assail, cheat," from circum "around" (see circum-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning "to go round" is from 1840. Related: Circumvented; circumventing.
雙語例句
- 1. Roosevelt occasionally attempted to circumvent him.
- 羅斯福偶爾會試圖避開他。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation.
- 船隻在外國注冊以逃避有關雇傭和安全的規定.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. They opened an office abroad in order to circumvent the tax laws.
- 他們在外國開設了一個辦事處,以避開稅法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.
- 軍事策略家們企圖繞開這一條約。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.
- 我為鬥贏他的如意算盤而采取的任何行動都是正當的.
來自辭典例句