看得見的歪:形狀、表情、走路的樣子
這一支就是原本的畫面本身:某個東西的一邊低下去了。
adjective · B2
Having one side lower, bigger, or heavier than the other, so the whole thing looks tilted, crooked, or out of shape.
歪一邊的/不對稱的
One way to hold lopsided: two sides that were meant to match, with one of them sagging. The left end of the shelf drops, the pens roll that way, and the eye notices the tilt before anyone measures anything. Whether the two sides are two ends of a shelf or two teams, the picture is the same drop on one side.
The packet gives lop (to hang loosely) + side + -ed, which is literally having a side that hangs down — the same picture the modern word still uses.
證據裡寫的是 lop(鬆鬆地垂下來)加 side(邊)加 -ed。字面上就是「有一邊垂下去的」。今天用的畫面幾乎沒變,只是垂下去的東西從物體換成了比數或分工。
packet evidence: Wiktionary etymology_text for lopsided (From lop (to hang loosely) + side + -ed), source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1136007874:12333
Two branches
看得見的歪:形狀、表情、走路的樣子
這一支就是原本的畫面本身:某個東西的一邊低下去了。
adjective · B2
Having one side lower, bigger, or heavier than the other, so the whole thing looks tilted, crooked, or out of shape.
歪一邊的/不對稱的
看不見的歪:比數、分工、條件懸殊
把「兩邊」從一個物體的兩端,換成兩隊人或兩群人,同一個下垂的畫面就變成了不公平。
adjective · B2
Very unequal between two sides, usually in a way that feels unfair: one side has far more points, work, money, or advantage than the other.
懸殊的/一面倒的