oblique

• adj.傾く; 不名誉な
• n. 傾ける
• vi. 傾ける

ob-、相対的、反対、-liq、斜め、PIE*leiの「曲げる、回す」から、語源的にはlimb、legと同じ。

oblique (adj.)

early 15c., from Middle French oblique (14c.) and directly from Latin obliquus "slanting, sidelong, indirect," from ob "against" (see ob-) + root of licinus "bent upward," from PIE root *lei- "to bend, be movable" (see limb (n.1)). As a type of muscles, in reference to the axis of the body, 1610s (adj.), 1800 (n.). Related: Obliquely; obliqueness.

1. It was an oblique reference to his mother.

これは彼の母に影を落とした。

2.He made oblique references to her lack of experience.

彼は彼女が経験不足だと遠回しに言った。dd>

3.This is an oblique line.

斜線です。

4.She gave an oblique look to one side.

彼女は横を斜めに見た。

5.To the left oblique ，march！

[軍]左に45度角を作り、前進！