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Detour Route French Di:Tuə(R N.弯路;绕行之路 英 N.弯路 Roundabout

单词 detour
音标 ['di:tuə(r)]
解释 n.弯路;绕行之路
红宝书 【英】 n.弯路 (a roundabout way);绕行之路 (a route used when the direct or regular route is not available)
【记】 de+tour(旅行,走)→ 绕着走
【例】 They made a detour to avoid the busy center of the town.
字源 detour (n.)
1738, from French détour, from Old French destor "side road, byway; evasion, excuse," from destorner "turn aside," from des- "aside" + tourner "to turn" (see turn (v.)).
detour (v.)
1836 (intransitive); 1905 (transitive), from detour (n.). Related: Detoured; detouring.
不择手段背单词 n. 弯路; 绕行的路(一条代替干道的临时使用的路)
【记】de坏, tour旅行-旅行的不爽, 因为绕道了.
【类】detour: route = digress: topic 绕路而行偏离路线 = 偏题偏离主题
趣味全助记 【记】de 否定 + tour 旅行;没法旅行,why?前方绕路;tour 来自turn,也有turn的意思,转一圈

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