释义 |
aslant I. \əˈslant, -aa(ə)nt, -aint, -ȧnt\ adverb Etymology: Middle English aslante, aslonte, aslunte, probably from a- (I) + the root of Middle English slente slope — more at slant (n.) : in a slanting or sloping direction : toward one side : obliquely < the sun shone aslant across his face — Elizabeth Roberts > II. preposition : over or across in a slanting direction : athwart < there is a willow grows aslant a brook — Shakespeare > III. adjective : slanting, oblique < with head aslant > |