◙ noun 1. [mass noun] prejudice in favour of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, especially in a way considered to be unfair • 偏袒；偏见 »there was evidence of bias against black applicants. 有证据表明对黑人申请者抱有偏见。 »the bias towards younger people in recruitment. 对新招聘人员中较年轻者的偏袒。 »[insing.] a systematic bias in favour of the powerful. 对权势者的有计划邀宠行为。 [insing.] a concentration on or interest in one particular area or subject • （对某领域或学科的）偏好，兴趣 »his work showed a discernible bias towards philosophy. 他在工作中表现出对哲学的明显爱好。 a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation • （统计）偏差，偏倚，偏性 2. an edge cut obliquely across the grain of a fabric • （对织物的）斜裁 3. [Bowls] the irregular shape given to a bowl • [滚木球] 偏重心球形 the oblique course that such a shape causes a bowl to run • （草地滚木球曲线滚动的）偏斜路线 4. [Electronics] a steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to an electronic system or device to cause it to operate over a pre-determined range • [电子] 偏压；偏统 ◙ (biased, biasing 或 biassed, biassing) 1. [with obj.] [一般作 be biased] cause to feel or show prejudice for or against someone or something • 使有偏心，使有偏见 »readers said their paper was biased towards the Conservatives. 读者反映他们的报纸偏袒保守党。 »editors were biased against authors from provincial universities. 编辑对来自地方大学的作者存有偏见。 »[as adj. biased] a biased view of the world. 褊狭的世界观。 2. [Electronics] give a bias to • [电子] 加偏压（或偏流）于 »bias the valve so that the anode current is normally zero or small. 给热阴极电子管加偏压以便阴极电流通常为零或很小。
【IDIOMS】
◘ cut on the bias 1. (of a fabric or garment) cut obliquely or diagonally across the grain • （织物或衣料）斜裁的，斜剪的
【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'oblique line'; also as an adjective meaning 'oblique'): from French biais, from Provençal, perhaps based on Greek epikarsios 'oblique'