deflection
noun /dɪˈflekʃn/
/dɪˈflekʃn/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]- a sudden change in the direction that something is moving in, usually after it has hit something; the act of causing something to change direction
（常指击中某物后）突然转向，偏斜，偏离 - the angle of deflection
偏斜度 - the deflection of the missile away from its target
导弹偏离目标 - O'Leary's shot took a deflection off a defender and finished in the net.
奥利里的射门偏离了防守队员，最终入网。 - The goal was scored with a deflection off the goalkeeper.
这个入球是球打在守门员身上反弹入网的。
词源early 17th cent.: from late Latin deflexio(n-), from deflectere ‘bend away’, from de- ‘away from’ + flectere ‘to bend’. - the angle of deflection