English Dictionary

tendentious

IPA（発音記号）

/tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/

形容詞

Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one. / Implicitly or explicitly slanted.

日本語の意味

偏向的な、つまり一方に偏った意見や主張を表す。 / 特定の立場や党派に引き寄せられている、偏った意見や表現が含まれる。 / 論争を呼びやすい、偏見や先入観が感じられる表現を伴う場合がある。

Her tendentious remarks during the debate alienated many undecided voters.

討論中の彼女の発言は一方に偏りがちで、多くの浮動票を遠ざけた。

意味（1）

Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one.

President-elect Donald Trump abruptly abandoned some of his most tendentious campaign promises Tuesday, saying he does not plan to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email system or the dealings of her family foundation, has an “open mind” about a climate-change accord from which he vowed to withdraw the United States and is no longer certain that torturing terrorism suspects is a good idea.

意味（2）

Implicitly or explicitly slanted.

As a supporter of the cause, his reports were tendentious in the extreme.

more tendentious （ comparative ）

most tendentious （ superlative ）