扭曲

• 拼音: niǔ qū
• 汉字拆解: 扭 = 扌 (hand) + 丑 (ugly/turned) — to turn with the hand; 曲 = pictograph of a bent/curved form — bent, crooked

含义

To distort; to twist out of shape; to warp (physically or metaphorically).

Refers to physical twisting or deformation, as well as metaphorical distortion of truth, values, or psychology. 扭曲事实 (distort the facts), 心理扭曲 (psychologically warped), 扭曲的价值观 (distorted values). Often carries a negative connotation — something that has been bent away from its proper form, whether physical or moral. Distinct from 弯曲 (curved/bent) which is more neutral.

例句

1. 长期在不当教育环境中成长，可能会导致孩子形成扭曲的自我认知和对他人的偏颇态度。
2. 这篇报道严重扭曲了事件的真相，将一场正常的学术争论描绘成了带有政治目的的恶意攻击。
3. 地震后，那段原本平整的铁轨被强大的地壳运动扭曲成波浪形，令人触目惊心。

用法指南

语境: psychology, media, physics, ethics

语气: critical

正确说法

• 部分自媒体为了博取流量，不惜断章取义、扭曲事实，严重损害了当事人的名誉和公众对媒体的信任。(Some self-media outlets, in order to attract traffic, do not hesitate to quote out of context and distort the facts, seriously damaging the reputation of those involved and the public's trust in the media.)
• 心理学研究表明，长期遭受家庭暴力的受害者往往会产生扭曲的自我归咎感，误以为暴力的发生是自身的过错。(Psychological research shows that victims of prolonged domestic violence often develop a distorted sense of self-blame, mistakenly believing that the violence was their own fault.)

错误说法

• 将'扭曲'用于中性的弯曲或弧形描述 — 扭曲 carries a negative connotation of being wrongly or damagingly deformed; for neutral bending or curving, use 弯曲 or 弧形 instead

起源与历史

扭 (to twist/turn) + 曲 (bent/curved) — twisted and bent out of shape

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal