slantwise
slantwise — 副詞
1. in a direction or position that slopes rather than being straight up and down
斜著；傾斜地
以斜角移動或擺放，非垂直
in a direction or position that slopes rather than being straight up and down
The old fence leaned slantwise after years of strong winds.
多年的強風吹襲後，老舊的籬笆已經歪斜了。
Yuki cut the fabric slantwise instead of following the straight line.
Yuki 沒照著直線剪，而是斜著剪開那塊布料。
adverb of manner: verb + slantwise (cut, lean, hang)
The photograph hung slantwise on the wall, so Anjali straightened it.
照片歪斜地掛在牆上，所以 Anjali 把它扶正了。
Rain drove slantwise against the window during the storm.
暴風雨中，雨水斜斜地打在窗戶上。
Tomás drew a line slantwise across the page from corner to corner.
Tomás 從頁面的一角到另一角斜斜地畫了一條線。
- diagonally
more common; specifically implies a line from one corner to another
- obliquely
more formal; can also mean 'indirectly' in non-physical contexts
- aslant
literary or poetic variant with the same meaning
- at an angle
less formal, more conversational phrasing
- straight
in a direct line with no slant or bend
- vertically
straight up and down
- horizontally
flat and level, parallel to the ground
用法筆記
More common in descriptive writing than in everyday conversation; 'diagonally' or 'at an angle' are more usual in speech.