Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him.是什么意思？

Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him.

她所谓生病只不过是避免见他的花招而已。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

illness

n. 疾病，某种具体疾病，不健康；

例句
Although his mental illness had coincided with his war service it had not been caused by it...
虽然他的精神病刚好在他参战期间发作，但并不是由此引起的。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

merely

adv. 仅仅，只不过，只是，纯粹，全然；

例句
In actuality, Teddie did not have a disorder but merely a difficult temperament...
实际上，小特迪并非哪不正常，而仅仅是属于困难型气质。

device

n. 装置，设备，方法，策略，手段；

例句
This device helps make virtual reality a more usable and accessible technology.
这一装置有助于使虚拟现实成为更可用、更便利的技术。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

avoid

vt. 避开，避免，预防，[法]使无效，撤销，废止；

例句
I've known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds...
我知道我的一些客户就为了少付我几英镑，可谓无所不用其极。

Seeing

conj. <口>因为，鉴于，由于；n. 看见，观看，参观；v. 看见( see的现在分词 )，观看，领会，考虑；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。