よりに meaning in this context


Context:  
The protagonist did some kind of magic the day before and now cannot move the
left side of his body.

> 「……ふん。投影をしたと凛から聞いていたが、やはりそうか。  
>  半身の感覚がなく、動作が **中よりに** 七センチほどずれているのだろう？」
>
> [I heard from Tohsaka that you did Projection, but it's just as I thought.  
>  You can't feel half of your body and your movement is off by 7 cm from the
> center, am I right?

I think it means "From the center", but the translation is:

> "……Heh. I heard you did projection, but it really is true, huh? Half your
> body is numb and your actions are misplaced about seven centimeters inside
> of you, right?"

Which would be better?




The given translation is correct in regards to the word "より", as it means
"approaching (a specific location or direction)". It comes from the word "寄る".

[from
goo辞書](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/228477/meaning/m0u/%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A/):

> ある方向・場所などに近づいて位置すること。また、その位置。「新ビルが駅―に建つ」「北―の風」「右―の思想」

* * *

Now, I believe it is also possible for the sentence to mean "misplaced about 7
centimeters towards the center", where the center could be a point not
necessarily within the body, but this is perhaps more evident with the full
context.

Also, if we are nitpicking, I believe the "but" in your translation is a bit
awkward, and not entirely faithful to the meaning of the original. The
original meaning is closer to:

> I had heard [something] and wasn't sure I believed it, but it appears to be
> true after all!




The given translation is correct in regards to the word "より", as it means
"approaching (a specific location or direction)". It comes from the word "寄る".

[from
goo辞書](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/228477/meaning/m0u/%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A/):

> ある方向・場所などに近づいて位置すること。また、その位置。「新ビルが駅―に建つ」「北―の風」「右―の思想」

* * *

Now, I believe it is also possible for the sentence to mean "misplaced about 7
centimeters towards the center", where the center could be a point not
necessarily within the body, but this is perhaps more evident with the full
context.

Also, if we are nitpicking, I believe the "but" in your translation is a bit
awkward, and not entirely faithful to the meaning of the original. The
original meaning is closer to:

> I had heard [something] and wasn't sure I believed it, but it appears to be
> true after all!

