slantwise

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Diagonal, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes not-comparable
    — I can see it all now,—the slantwise rain / Of light through the leaves, / The sundown's blaze on her window-pane, / The bloom of her roses under the eaves.
副词 adv.
  1. Diagonally, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes
    — […] he had received a cut slantwise along one temple and cheek, leaving a long scar like a streak of dawn's light falling athwart the dark visage.

词形变化

more slantwise comparative most slantwise superlative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English slant
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós
Proto-Germanic *wīsaz
Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz
Proto-West Germanic *-wīs
Old English -wīs
Middle English -wis
English -wise
English slantwise
From slant + -wise.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English slant
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós
Proto-Germanic *wīsaz
Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz
Proto-West Germanic *-wīs
Old English -wīs
Middle English -wis
English -wise
English slantwise
From slant + -wise.
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