【问】 device与devise是否可以互换?

【答】 不可以互换。device用作名词(作“计划”、“装置”解)：

She invented a device that automatically closes windows when it rains.(URW)

他发明了一个装置，在下雨时能自动地把窗户关上。

devise用作动词(作“设计”、“发明”、“想出”解)：

That scholar has devised a new method of teaching foreign languages. (MD)

那位学者创造出一种外语教学的新方法。

请做下面的英语试题：

1. An odometer is a device for measuring distance traveled.

A. a hypothesis B. an instrument

C. a figure D. an engine

2. The sundial is the oldest known device for the measurement of time.

A. clock B. instrument C. equipment D. edifice

3. Various remote-control devices，including automatic valves in pipelines，are activated byradio signals.

A. mechanisms B. messages

C. responses D. beams

4. Astronauts are subjected to the most rigorous training that has ever been devised for human beings.

A. demanded B. created C. diagnosed D. allowed