释义 |
distort /dis-törtˈ/ transitive verb- To twist or pull awry, spoil the natural shape of, deform
- To misrepresent (statements or facts, etc)
- To pervert, warp
- To alter or make indistinct (a signal or sound) in transmission or reproduction (radio and telecommunications)
ORIGIN: L dis- apart, and torquēre, tortum to twist distortˈed adjective distortˈedness noun distortion /-törˈshən/ noun - The process of distorting or of being distorted
- Deformation
- Misrepresentation
- Change of waveform in course of transmission resulting in loss of clarity (radio and telecommunications)
- Crookedness
- Warping, perversion
distortˈional adjective distortˈive adjective Causing distortion |