slant
英 [slɑːnt]
美 [slænt]
- n. 傾斜；觀點；偏見
- vi. 傾斜；有傾向
- vt. 使傾斜；使傾向於
- adj. 傾斜的；有偏見的
助記提示
1. slip => *sl- "slip" => slip, slope, slant. 在沒有外力作用下要傾斜、有斜坡才能滑動。
2. 諧音“是南梯”----是向南的梯子、斜梯。
中文詞源
slant 使傾斜，歪斜，傾向性的陳述和報道詞源不詳，可能來自輔音叢 sl-,滑的，詞源同 slip,slide,slope.引申詞義使傾斜，歪斜，後用於 比喻義傾向性的陳述的報道。
英文詞源
- slant (n.)
- 1650s, "an oblique direction or plane" (originally of landforms), from slant (v.). Meaning "a way of regarding something" is from 1905. Derogatory slang sense of "a slant-eyed Asian person" is recorded from 1943, from earlier slant-eyes (1929).
- slant (v.)
- 1520s, "to strike obliquely" (against something), alteration of slenten "slip sideways" (c. 1300), perhaps via a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish slinta "to slip," Norwegian slenta "to fall on one side"), from Proto-Germanic *slintanan. Intransitive sense of "to slope, to lie obliquely" is first recorded 1690s; transitive sense of "to give a sloping direction to" is from 1805. Related: Slanted; slanting. As an adverb from late 15c.; as an adjective from 1610s. Slant rhyme attested from 1944.
雙語例句
- 1. The political slant at Focus can be described as centre-right.
- 《焦點》雜誌的政治立場可以稱為中間偏右。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. You're slightly above the garden because the house is on a slant.
- 由於房子是傾斜的，所以你的位置稍微高於花園。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Close the window quickly lest the raindrops ( should ) slant in.
- 快關窗戶,別讓雨點 潲 進來.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. I want to know your slant on the problem.
- 我想知道你對這個問題的看法.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The lines are drawn on a slant.
- 這些線條被畫成斜線.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》