distortion

歪み、歪曲

形や音、伝えられる内容が、本来のものと違ってしまうこと。

やさしい英語で： A change that makes something look, sound, or seem different from how it really is.

• That story is a distortion of the truth.
• The mirror caused a strange distortion of my face.
• Her report contained several distortions of the facts.

使い方： distortion of something (His account was a distortion of what actually happened.)

類義語： misrepresentation, deformation

よく使う表現： distortion of something, serious distortion, image distortion

音の歪み、ディストーション

録音や電子音が不自然に変わり、ざらついたり不明瞭になったりすること。

やさしい英語で： An unwanted change in recorded or electronic sound that makes it rough or unclear.

• There is too much distortion in this recording.
• Turn down the volume to reduce distortion.
• The guitarist added distortion for a rougher sound.

よく使う表現： audio distortion, guitar distortion, reduce distortion