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skew

UK /skjuː/US /skjuː/

词源

源自中古英语 skewen(改变方向),可能受古法语 escuer(避开)影响,最终源于日耳曼语源。

verb

❶ 使歪斜或偏离正确方向,指事物不在正常位置或角度上,也可用于数据统计中表示偏离平均值。

“The picture on the wall was skewed to the left.”

(墙上的画向左歪斜了。)

“The survey results were skewed by biased questions.”

(调查结果因带有偏见的问题而失真。)

同义词:distort, slant, bias, twist, angle

adjective

❶ 形容不对称或不直的状态,常用于描述线条、角度或统计分布偏离正常值的情况。

“The skew lines never meet even if extended.”

(这两条斜线即使延长也永不相交。)

“The histogram showed a skew distribution.”

(直方图显示出一个偏态分布。)

同义词:crooked, lopsided, asymmetrical, uneven, tilted

常见短语

on the skew — 形容某物处于歪斜或不直的状态,常用于口语中描述物理位置或抽象概念的偏差。

“The painting hung on the skew after the bump.”

(碰撞后这幅画挂歪了。)