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.
detour 双语例句
1. In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour.
为了防止有人跟踪我，我特地绕了弯路。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A radio-link automatically advises it of traffic snarls and plots a detour.
一个无线电接入装置会自动通知交通拥堵状况，并给出绕行建议。
来自柯林斯例句
3. They made a 3,000 mile detour simply to prove a point.
他们绕行3,000英里只是为了证明自己能够做到。
来自柯林斯例句
4. We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.