devise

• 法律术语，指遗嘱中关于不动产（如土地或建筑物）的遗赠条款，将财产赠与特定个人或组织。

A legal term referring to a clause in a will that bequeaths or gives real property (such as land or buildings) to a designated person or entity.

1. Will disposing of real propertyC1formallegal

   A clause in a will that bequeaths or transfers ownership of land or buildings to a beneficiary.

   不动产遗赠

   • The testator included a devise of the family farm to his eldest son.
   • Under the devise, the entire estate was left to the charity.
   • The lawyer explained the legal implications of the devise in the will.

2. Gift of real property by willC1formallegal

   A legal term for a gift of real estate (land or buildings) made through a last will and testament.

   遗嘱赠与不动产

   • The court upheld the devise of the cottage to the niece.
   • A devise must be clearly stated in the will to be valid.
   • The property was transferred to the beneficiary as a devise.

• 用于表示规划、发明或创造某事物的动词，通常指方法、系统或策略。

A verb used to indicate the act of planning, inventing, or creating something, typically a method, system, or strategy.

1. B2formal

   To plan or invent a complex procedure, system, or mechanism.

   设计

   • The engineers devised a new system for water purification.
   • She devised a clever strategy to win the game.
   • They devised a plan to reduce traffic congestion.

   同义词conceiveconcoctconstructcontrivedesignformulatehatchinventplotscheme

2. Create or conceiveB2formal

   To think of or create something new, often through careful thought.

   设想

   • He devised a method to speed up the production process.
   • The team devised a solution to the technical problem.
   • She devised a way to save money on energy costs.

   同义词conceivecontrivecreatedesignformulateinventoriginatethink up

   反义词demolishdestroyruin