distortion
UK/dis'tɒ:ʃәn/US
TOEFL六级B2
释义
n.
The act of twisting something out of shape, or the resulting deformed state.
扭曲，变形（行为或结果）。
n.
A misrepresentation of facts, ideas, or the truth.
曲解，歪曲。
n.
A change that spoils the accurate reproduction of a sound, image, or signal.
（声音、图像、信号的）失真。
词根拆分
词根派生distort 的名词形式：dis-（分开）+ tort（扭）+ -ion（行为／结果）。它指把某物掰离真形的行为或结果——物理上、事实上，或音视频信号中的失真。
词根 tort 还连着 27 个词常用搭配
- 1.signal distortion信号失真
- 2.distortion of the facts对事实的歪曲
- 3.visual distortion视觉变形
- 4.cause distortion造成失真
例句
- 1.
There was noticeable distortion in the recording at high volume.
录音在大音量下有明显的失真。
- 2.
The article was full of distortions of what he actually said.
那篇文章充斥着对他原话的歪曲。
- 3.
Heat caused a slight distortion in the metal frame.
高温使金属框架轻微变形。