摘要：circumvent 源自拉丁语 circumvenire，由词根 circum (表示环绕，周围) 和动词 venire (来) 组成。字面含义是"绕道而来" 或"包围而来"，最初在15世纪中期进入英语时，指用敌对策略包围或欺骗，然后战胜对手。
circumvent 源自拉丁语 circumvenire，由词根 circum (表示环绕，周围) 和动词 venire (来) 组成。字面含义是"绕道而来" 或"包围而来"，最初在15世纪中期进入英语时，指用敌对策略包围或欺骗，然后战胜对手。
1840年后，circumvent 逐渐演变成现代含义"绕行，规避"，如绕过障碍物或法律规则等限制。
词义
剑桥字典的解释：
The business has moved overseas to circumvent the tax law.
生意已经转移至海外以规避税法。
It was Christmas and you had to circumvent the city to beat the crowds.
圣诞节到了，你得绕开城市，避免人群拥挤。
The bank was full of guards, a problem the thieves were going to circumvent.
小偷们要避开的是银行的众多安保。
近义
circumvent (GRE) 的近义词详见 shun，补充两个：
bypass /'baɪpæs/：绕过，避开 (4)
detour /dɪ'tʊr/：绕路 (I)
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同源
两词根为 circum 的常用同源词：
circumstance /'sɜːrkəmstæns/：环境 (n.)
circumcise /'sɜːrkəmsaɪz/：对...环切 (v.)
circumference /sə'kʌmfərəns/：周长 (n.)
circumstantial /sɜːrkəm'stænʃl/：视环境/情况而定的 (a.)
circumlocution /sɜːrkəmlə'kju:ʃn/：迂回的/曲折蜿蜒的说法 (n.)
circumnavigate /sɜːrkəm'nævɪgeɪt/：环绕地球航行 (v.)
影视
无奖猜电影：
名著
Zeus liked the Trojans best, on the whole, but he wanted to be neutral because Hera was so disagreeable whenever he opposed her openly. However, he could not resist Thetis. He had a hard time with Hera, who guessed, as she usually did, what he was about. He was driven finally into telling her that he would lay hands upon her if she did not stop talking. Hera kept silence then, but her thoughts were busy as to how she might help the Greeks and circumvent Zeus.
- Chapter 13: The Trojan War of Mythology by Edith Hamilton
说到底，宙斯最喜欢特洛伊人，但是他想要保持中立，因为不管什么时候，当他公开反对赫拉时，她总是不高兴。然而，他又无法拒绝忒提斯。他和赫拉在一起时，感到很痛苦，因为她经常猜度他要做什么事，而且不停第唠叨他。最后，他迫不得已，只好警告她，如果再不停止唠叨，他就要打死她。于是，赫拉保持缄默，但她脑子里仍然盘算着如何帮助希腊人，以及如何战胜宙斯。
-伊迪丝·汉密尔顿《希腊罗马神话》第13章《特洛伊战争》
来源：学无用的英语