bias

偏見、偏り

人や集団への不公平な好みや反感で、判断が偏ること。

やさしい英語で： An unfair preference for or against a person or group that affects your judgment.

• The judge showed no bias.
• The study found gender bias in hiring.
• Can we remove political bias from these reports?

使い方： bias against someone/something (The report revealed bias against older workers.); bias towards someone/something (The selection process showed a bias towards wealthy applicants.)

類義語： prejudice, partiality

反対語： impartiality

よく使う表現： racial bias, gender bias, bias against someone, bias towards someone

傾向、志向

あるものを好んだり、一定の方向に向かったりする傾向。

やさしい英語で： A tendency to prefer or move towards something.

• The course has a practical bias.
• Their research has a strong bias towards biology.
• Our design shows a natural bias towards simplicity.

使い方： bias towards something (The course has a bias towards practical work.)

類義語： inclination, tendency, preference

よく使う表現： bias towards something, natural bias, strong bias

バイアス

織物の糸の向きに対して斜めになる方向。

やさしい英語で： The direction across woven cloth at an angle to its threads.

• The skirt is cut on the bias.
• Cutting on the bias helps the fabric stretch.
• She used bias tape around the neckline.

使い方： on the bias (Cut the fabric on the bias.)

よく使う表現： on the bias, bias cut, bias tape

バイアス、バイアス電圧

装置の動作を調整するために加える電流や電圧。

やさしい英語で： An electrical current or voltage applied to a device to set how it operates.

• The circuit needs a stable bias voltage.
• Adjust the bias before testing the amplifier.
• Too much bias current can damage the transistor.

よく使う表現： bias voltage, bias current, transistor bias

偏らせる、先入観を与える

判断や意見、結果を不公平に一方へ有利になるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To influence a decision, opinion, or result so that it unfairly favors one side.

• The questions may bias the results.
• Her comments biased the jury against him.
• The survey was biased towards younger customers.

使い方： bias someone against someone/something (The rumors biased voters against the candidate.); bias something towards something (The questions biased the results towards positive answers.)

類義語： influence, prejudice, skew

よく使う表現： bias the results, bias someone against, bias the sample, bias your judgment

斜めに

縦や横に沿わず、斜めの方向に。

やさしい英語で： At an angle across something, rather than straight along its length or width.

• Cut the cloth bias.
• The tailor cut these strips bias.
• Fabric cut bias stretches more easily.

類義語： diagonally, crosswise, obliquely

よく使う表現： cut something bias, cut bias