[mass noun]the action or process of deflecting or being deflected 偏离,偏斜,转向,折射 the deflection of the light beam. 光线的折射。 ■[count noun]the amount by which something is deflected 偏离量,偏度 an 11-mile deflection of the river. 河流偏离11英里。
语源
early 17th cent.: from late Latin deflexio(n-), from deflectere 'bend away' (see deflect)