| 释义 |
skew
I. \ˈskyü\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, coping stone on a masonry gable, from Anglo-French escu, from Old French, shield — more at ecu
chiefly Scotland : a coping or coping stone on a masonry gable
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English skewen to skew, escape, from Old North French escuer to shun, avoid, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off, make timid — more at shy
intransitive verb
1. : to take an oblique direction or course : move or turn aside : twist, swerve
< skews around in his chair >
2. : to look sideways or askance
transitive verb
1. : to make, set, or cut on the skew : turn or place at an angle
2. : to give a bias or disproportionate weight to : distort
< the list is badly skewed in favor of the subjects with which I myself feel most at home — Bonaro W. Overstreet >
3. : to cause (a frequency distribution or its graphic curve) to lack symmetry
III. adjective
1. : deviating from a straight line : set, placed, or running obliquely : distorted, slanting
2. : more developed on one side or in one direction than another; specifically : lacking statistical symmetry
< for a symmetrical distribution the median is identical with the arithmetic mean, but for a skew distribution it is not — Statistical Methods in Research & Production >
IV. noun
(-s)
1. : a deviation from a straight line : an oblique course or direction : slant
< wearing her hat on the skew >
2. : deviation from rectangularity
< detects the skew in cloth and controls the operation which straightens it — Newsweek >
V. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
: to remove loose particles of gold or silver leaf from with a soft brush
VI. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect England : a sudden gusty drizzle of rain |