obliquely
adv. 斜; 傾斜; 間接; 不光明正大
If you describe a statement as oblique, you mean that is not expressed directly or openly, making it difficult to understand.
It was an oblique reference to his mother...
這影射到了他的母親。
Mr Golding delivered an oblique warning, talking of the danger of sudden action.
戈爾丁先生談及草率行事的危險,這是他在委婉地發出警告。
An oblique line is a straight line that is not horizontal or vertical. An oblique angle is any angle other than a right angle.
It lies between the plain and the sea at an oblique angle to the coastline.
它位於平原與大海之間,跟海岸線形成一個斜角。
1. to, toward or at one side;
2. at an oblique angle;
From the gateway two paths led obliquely across the court.
從門口那兒,有兩條小路斜越過院子.
He was receding obliquely with a curious hurrying gait.
他歪著身子,古怪而急促地邁著步子,往後退去.
They had approached each other obliquely and addressed each other by implication.
他們彼此躲躲閃閃,談起話來也轉彎抹角.
Marriage he obliquely commended ( in " Illusions " ) by arguing that even the worst marriages have compensations.
他隱晦曲折地稱道婚姻 ( 在《幻影 》 裡 ),說是最壞的婚姻也能使人受益.
From the higher point on the table the water moves laterally, vertically, or obliquely downward.
水從水面的高處傾向 、 垂向或斜向地向下流動.