词汇精选：devise的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

遗赠，遗赠的财产 [U,C]

例句：

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

不动产一般通过购买、遗产继承、遗赠和馈赠等方式获得。

例句：

A devise is the act of disposing property.

遗赠是一种处理财产的行为。

v.

设计，发明 [T]

例句：

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

他设计了一个很成功的方案。

例句：

He devised an instrument to measure light waves.

他发明了一种测量光波的仪器。

图谋 [T]

例句：

He is devising how to do that thing.

他正计划如何进行那件事情。

例句：

They have devised a plan for winning the game.

他们想出了比赛取胜的办法。

遗赠给 [T]

例句：

He devised all his money to his son.

他把他的钱全都遗留给了他的儿子。

例句：

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

他还不知道他父亲的财产遗留给了他的哥哥和姐姐。

二、词义辨析：

devise,conceive,formulate

这些动词的均含“设计、设想”之意。devise侧重设计的临时性和权宜性，并隐含有更多的设想可用。conceive强调在制定计划之前的先有设想构思。formulate与conceive相反，指在devise之后的具体设计活动。

三、参考例句：

It is not easy to devise means.

筹措维艰。

A devise is the act of disposing property.

遗赠是一种处理财产的行为。

Astronomers had not previously needed to devise such a mechanism.

天文学家无需急于去探寻这种机理。

This time we'll devise a better solution.

这次我们将设计一种更好的解决方案。

Let's devise how to finish the work.

我们来计划一下如何完成这项任务。

We will devise a way of escaping from this prison.

我们要想出办法从这些监狱里逃出去。

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

不动产一般通过购买、遗产继承、遗赠和馈赠等方式获得。

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

军队应该将战场企图，战场监督以及对文化适应政策的评估作为一个共同的责任。

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

专家们正想方设法清除这片面积巨大的浮油。

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

一个公司如果不能设计出新产品，那它的前景就非常暗淡。