slant

傾斜、傾き

水平ではなく、ある角度で上がったり下がったりしている状態や面。

やさしい英語で： A position or surface that goes up or down at an angle rather than being level.

• The shelf is on a slant.
• Rain ran down the slant of the roof.
• Draw the line at a slight slant.

類義語： slope, incline, tilt

よく使う表現： on a slant, at a slant, slight slant, gentle slant

見方、観点、偏向

物事の伝え方や捉え方。特定の意見や集団に有利な場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： A particular way of presenting or considering something, often favoring one opinion or group.

• The article has a political slant.
• His experience gave him a different slant on the issue.
• Do these news reports have a conservative slant?

使い方： slant on something (Her report offers a fresh slant on the housing problem.)

類義語： angle, perspective, viewpoint, bias

よく使う表現： political slant, slant on something, different slant

傾く

まっすぐ、または水平ではなく、斜めに上がったり下がったりしていること。

やさしい英語で： To rise, fall, or lie at an angle instead of being straight or level.

• The roof slants downward.
• Morning sunlight slanted across the floor.
• Why do all your letters slant to the left?

使い方： slant towards something (The letters slant towards the right.)

類義語： slope, tilt, lean

よく使う表現： slant downward, slant to something, slant across something, slant something downward

偏らせる、歪める

特定の意見や集団、受け手に都合のよい形で情報を伝えること。

やさしい英語で： To present information in a way that favors a particular opinion, group, or audience.

• They slant the news to favor their party.
• The report was slanted against the workers.
• Editors sometimes slant stories toward a particular audience.

使い方： slant something toward someone/something (The editor slanted the coverage toward younger readers.); slant something against someone/something (The newspaper slanted its reports against the mayor.)

類義語： bias, skew

よく使う表現： slant a report, slant toward something, slant against someone