skew
skew
adjective
on the skew
skewness
noun
语源
adjective
- neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew; crooked
偏的；斜的；歪的
his hat looked slightly skew.
他的帽子看上去有点歪。
a skew angle.
一个斜角。
■(Statistics)(of a statistical distribution) not symmetrical
(统计)偏态的 - (Mathematics)(of a pair of lines) neither parallel nor intersecting
(数)异面的
■(of a curve) not lying in a plane
（曲线）不在一个平面的
- an oblique angle; a slant
斜角；倾斜
■a bias towards one particular group or subject
（对特定人或对象的）偏见
the paper had a working-class skew.
这家报纸对工人阶级存有偏见。
■[mass noun](Statistics)the state of not being symmetrical
(统计)偏态
- [noobj., withadverbial]suddenly change direction or position
突然改变方向（或位置）；偏离
the car had skewed across the track.
汽车偏离车道。
■twist or turn or cause to do this
扭转；偏转
he skewed around in his saddle.
他在马鞍上扭动。
[with obj.]his leg was skewed in and pushed against the other one.
他的一只腿弯曲，顶住另一只腿。
■[with obj.]make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading
使存有偏见；歪曲，曲解
the curriculum is skewed towards the practical subjects.
教学大纲对实用课程有偏见。
■[with obj.](Statistics)cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical
(统计)使（分布）偏态
on the skew
- neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew
歪斜的，偏斜的
skewness
noun
语源
- late Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'move obliquely'): shortening of Old Northern French eskiuwer, variant of Old French eschiver 'eschew'. The adjective and noun (early 17th cent.) are from the verb
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