| 释义 |
diˈstortive, a.
[f. L. distort- ppl. stem + -ive: cf. L. tortīv-us.]
Having the quality of distorting; producing or tending to distortion.
1823Scoresby Whale Fishery 166 The ships in the north-west..were..subject to a distortive influence; these appeared..elevated by refraction, like oblong black streaks, lengthened out. Ibid. 168 In its distortive effect. |
