to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination

He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class. 他善于设计可供师生在课堂上使用的语言游戏。

The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz. 卡通人物史努比和查理‧布朗是由查尔斯‧M‧舒尔茨设计的。