deviousness
n. 迂迴; 曲折
If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private...
紐曼陰險得很,明裡一套,暗裡一套。
By devious means she tracked down the other woman.
她透過不正當的手段追查到了另外那個女人。
A devious route or path to a place involves many changes in direction, rather than being as straight and direct as possible.
He followed a devious route.
他走了一條迂迴路線。
1. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
2. the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
Besides, deviousness isn't your style.
此外, 旁敲側擊也不是你的作風.
These adjectives mean disposed to or marked by indirection or deviousness in the gaining an end.
這些形容詞都有透過或表明透過間接或迂迴手段最終獲得.