英汉词典

1. 设计;发明;策划;想出
    If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.

    e.g. We devised a scheme to help him...
           我们想出了一个帮他的计策。
    e.g. New long-range objectives must be devised.
           必须规划出新的长期目标。