device vs. devise
辨析：后者其实是前者的动词形式，但在现代英语的语境下，两者的差异已经变得非常大。名词是指具有复杂构造的“装置”，而动词是指在头脑中“构想”方案或策略。
例句：
It makes the popular Xbox 360, but that device sustained years of losses and manufacturing problems before it became a success.
I stirred my vodka cranberry, alone in his kitchen, trying to devise a way to get him to think about me later.