JLPT N1 • GENERAL

to warp

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

An intransitive verb (自動詞) that means to be warped, distorted, or crooked. It can describe a physical object losing its proper shape due to heat or pressure. It is also used metaphorically to describe a person's personality being twisted, facts being distorted, or society becoming corrupt. Usage includes "顔が苦痛に歪む" (face contorts in pain) and "性格が歪む" (personality becomes twisted). Example: "His face was distorted with anger." (彼の顔は怒りで歪んでいた。)

日本語解説

この自動詞は、物の形がねじれたり、曲がったりして、正常な形でなくなることを指す。物理的な変形だけでなく、「性格が歪む」「社会が歪む」のように、精神や社会の状態が正常でなくなる様子を比喩的に表現するのにも使われる。例文:「彼の性格が歪んだのは、辛い子供時代のせいかもしれない。」

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