English Dictionary

skew

IPA（発音記号）

/skjuː/

動詞

他動詞 ノーサンブリア方言 ヨークシャー方言 自動詞

(transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position. / (statistics) To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.

日本語の意味

斜めに形作る、配置する / 斜めに傾ける、向きを変える / 統計において分布を非対称にする、歪める

The sculptor decided to skew the statue's torso slightly to convey movement.

彫刻家は動きを表現するために像の胴体をわずかに傾けることに決めた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

意味（2）

(statistics) To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.

We have looked at the obese and anorexic communities, whose conditions fall on a curve skewed towards overweight for determining the social norm of body weight and who face a golden-mean social ideal of body weight.

意味（3）

(transitive) To bias or distort in a particular direction.

A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results.

意味（4）

(transitive, Northumbria, Yorkshire) To hurl or throw.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.

Child, (ſays the Mother) You muſt Uſe your ſelf to Walk Streight, without Skewing, and Shailing ſo Every Step you ſet: Pray Mother (ſays the Young Crab) do but ſet the Example your ſelf, and I'll follow ye.

意味（6）

(intransitive) To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.

The horses capered. One tore its reins from her hands, burning a trail across her palms. She clung to the other as it pulled against the restraint. Frantically, Brienne moved to its side, pitching the reins over the beast's head, and jammed her foot into the stirrup. The horse skewed, drawing her along on one foot.

意味（7）

(intransitive) To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.

[C]an this durt draw us / To ſuch a ſtupid tameneſſe, that our ſervice / Neglected, and look'd lamely on, and skewd at / With a few honourable words, and this, is righted?

skews （ present singular third-person ）

skewing （ participle present ）

skewed （ participle past ）

skewed （ past ）