资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deviated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Deviating}.] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to
   go, travel, via way. See {Viaduct}.]
   To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a
   method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to
   diverge; to vary.

         Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take, May boldly deviate
         from the common track.                   --Pope.

   Syn: To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err.