biased

偏った

人や集団、意見を不公平にひいきしたり否定したりする。

やさしい英語で： Unfairly favoring or opposing a person, group, or opinion.

• The report is biased.
• Are the judges biased against younger players?
• She gave a biased account of the argument.

使い方： biased against someone/something (The newspaper is biased against the government.); biased in favor of someone/something (The rules are biased in favor of larger companies.)

類義語： prejudiced, partial

反対語： unbiased, impartial

よく使う表現： biased against someone, biased in favor, biased report

偏りのある

ほかの結果よりも、特定の結果が出やすくなっている。

やさしい英語で： Giving some results a greater chance of happening than others.

• They used a biased coin.
• Biased dice made six the most likely result.
• The selection process is biased toward larger numbers.

類義語： weighted

反対語： unbiased, fair

よく使う表現： biased coin, biased dice, biased toward something

斜めの

まっすぐ横ではなく、斜めに置かれたり切られたりした。

やさしい英語で： Set or cut at an angle rather than straight across.

• The board has a biased edge.
• A biased cut changed the shape of the corner.
• The carpenter measured the biased surface carefully.

類義語： slanted, angled

よく使う表現： biased edge, biased cut