distortion
/dɪˈstɔːʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈstɔːrʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈstȯr-shən/ (ame, mw)
distortion — 名詞
- distortionsingular
- distortionsplural
1. the act of presenting facts, information, or someone's words in a way that does
曲解
對原本意思的歪曲或改動
the act of presenting facts, information, or someone's words in a way that does not reflect the truth, making them seem different from what was originally intended
Bao accused the newspaper of a deliberate distortion of his comments on immigration.
Bao 指控該報社刻意曲解他對移民問題的看法。
deliberate distortion — adjective + noun collocation
The historian warned that the film contained several distortions of the events of 1945.
歷史學家警告說，那部電影對 1945 年的事件有多處扭曲。
Dr. Kemi Okafor argued that the newspaper's report was a gross distortion of the test results.
Kemi Okafor 博士指出，該報的報導嚴重扭曲了測試結果。
Yael felt the translated speech was a gross distortion of what the president said.
Yael 覺得那篇翻譯演講嚴重曲解了總統的原話。
Antonia showed the committee how the chart was a deliberate distortion of the sales figures.
Antonia 向委員會展示那張圖表如何刻意扭曲了銷售數據。
- misrepresentation
more formal, often used in legal or journalistic contexts
- twisting
more informal, suggests the meaning was bent on purpose
- falsification
stronger and more formal, implies deliberate and dishonest alteration
文法句型
distortion of [something]
用法筆記
Can be used for both deliberate lies and honest mistakes — the key point is that the result does not match the truth, regardless of intention.
常見錯誤
2. a situation where an object, picture, or body part gets bent, stretched, or pres
變形
物體形狀的改變或扭曲
a situation where an object, picture, or body part gets bent, stretched, or pressed out of its usual form, so that its original appearance is lost
The old carnival mirror produced a funny distortion of Rodrigo's face.
那座舊嘉年華哈哈鏡把 Rodrigo 的臉照得變形，十分有趣。
Prolonged heat can cause a permanent distortion in the plastic window frame.
長時間高溫會使塑膠窗框永久變形。
permanent distortion — adjective + noun collocation
Photographers often use software to correct lens distortion in wide-angle shots.
攝影師常用軟體修正廣角鏡頭的變形。
The artist's metal sculptures feature deliberate distortions of the human body.
那位藝術家的金屬雕塑刻意將人體做出變形處理。
An earthquake caused a visible distortion in the railway tracks near the station.
一場地震讓車站附近的鐵軌出現明顯的扭曲變形。
- warping
suggests bending caused by heat or pressure
- bending
less extreme, a gentler change in shape
- deformation
more technical, often used in engineering or science
- symmetry
balanced and regular proportions
文法句型
distortion of [something]
distortion in [something]
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'lens' and 'image' in photography and optics. For physical objects, the adjective 'distorted' is often more natural than the noun form when describing the resulting state.
常見錯誤
3. unwanted changes in an audio or electronic signal that make the sound come out u
失真
音訊訊號的品質損失
unwanted changes in an audio or electronic signal that make the sound come out unclear, harsh, or different from the original recording
When Piotr turned the volume up too high, a buzzing distortion came through the speakers.
Piotr 把音量調得太高時，喇叭傳出了嗡嗡的失真聲。
High-end audio equipment is designed to minimize signal distortion during playback.
高階音響設備的設計目標就是降低播放時的訊號失真。
signal distortion — compound noun in audio engineering
The old cassette tape had so much distortion that Lea could barely recognize the song.
那捲舊卡帶的失真太嚴重，Lea 幾乎聽不出來是什麼歌。
Some rock guitarists use special pedals to add intentional distortion to their sound.
有些搖滾吉他手會用效果器在樂聲中加入刻意失真。
The radio signal was weak, and every broadcast came through with heavy distortion.
收音機訊號很弱，每次廣播都有嚴重的失真。
- interference
broader term that includes static, crackling, and other signal disruptions
- static
specific type of crackling interference, not the same as waveform distortion
文法句型
audio distortion
signal distortion
用法筆記
Can describe both unwanted technical flaws (bad cables, low-quality equipment) and a creative musical effect deliberately added by musicians, especially in rock and electronic genres.