circumvented(动词 circumvent 的过去式/过去分词):规避;绕开(规则、法律、障碍);用计避开或挫败(某人/某事)。常用于谈论制度、限制、审查、技术防护等被“绕过”的情境。
/ˌsɝːkəmˈvɛn.tɪd/(美式)
/ˌsɜːkəmˈvɛn.tɪd/(英式)
来自拉丁语 circumvenire:*circum-*(“周围、环绕”)+ venire(“来、走”),原意有“从周围包抄、绕行而至”,引申为“绕过、设法躲开(规则/障碍)”,也可带一点“用手段避开/挫败”的语感。
The hackers circumvented the password system.
黑客绕过了密码系统。
Although the company claimed compliance, internal emails showed it had circumvented the regulations by routing payments through a third party.
尽管公司声称合规,但内部邮件显示它通过让第三方代为走账来规避监管规定。