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skewed

UK //skjuːd//US //skjuːd//

词源

源自中古英语 skewen(斜切),可能受古诺尔斯语 ská(斜角)影响,14世纪后期开始用于描述歪斜状态。

adjective

❶ 指事物偏离正常或对称的状态,常用于描述数据、观点或物体不均衡、歪斜的情况。

“The survey results were skewed towards younger participants.”

(调查结果偏向于年轻参与者。)

“The picture on the wall is slightly skewed to the left.”

(墙上的画稍微向左歪斜。)

同义词:biased, distorted, lopsided

verb

❶ 使某物歪斜或偏离正常方向,也可用于抽象概念如数据或观点的扭曲。

“The strong wind skewed the satellite dish.”

(强风吹歪了卫星天线。)

“Editing the photo skewed its original proportions.”

(编辑照片使其原始比例失真。)

同义词:tilt, slant, distort

常见短语

skewed towards — 指明显偏向某一方或某种特性,常用于描述数据、结果或观点的倾向性。

“The sample was skewed towards urban populations.”

(样本明显偏向城市人口。)

skewed perspective — 指因特定因素影响而形成的不全面或有偏差的认知角度。

“Growing up in wealth gave him a skewed perspective on poverty.”

(在富裕环境中长大使他对贫困有失偏颇的看法。)