| 单词 | oblique |
| 释义 | oblique adj., n., & v. --adj 1. a slanting; declining from the vertical or horizontal. b diverging from a straight line or course. 2. not going straight to the point; roundabout, indirect. 3. Geom. a (of a line, plane figure, or surface) inclined at other than a right angle. b (of an angle) acute or obtuse. c (of a cone, cylinder, etc.) with an axis not perpendicular to the plane of its base. 4. Anat. neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb. 5. Bot. (of a leaf) with unequal sides. 6. Gram. denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative. --n 1. an oblique stroke (/). 2. an oblique muscle. --vintr. (obliques, obliqued, obliquing) esp. Mil. advance obliquely. Phrases and idioms oblique oration (or speech) = reported speech (see REPORT). oblique sphere see SPHERE. Derivatives obliquely adv. obliqueness n. obliquity n. Etymology: ME f. F f. L obliquus |
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