单词 | miscast |
释义 | miscastn.ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] misdoom?a1425 misdeemingc1450 misdeem1470 misjudgement1526 misjudging1526 misreckoning1540 miscast1599 misratinga1626 miscalculation1720 misestimation1809 misdecision1827 misappreciation1838 misestimate1843 mismeasurement1859 unappreciation1886 misvaluation1903 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > in calculation misreckoning1540 miscasting1542 miscast1599 miscompute1646 miscounting1655 miscomputation1702 miscalculation1720 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 210 That their private ambitions, feares and miscasts did drive them to make so abiect..a choyce. 1702 in C. J. Hoadly Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1868) IV. 398 A question arising concerning any miscast in the lists of estates, whether such mistakes ought not to be rectified..this Assembly doth answer the question in the affirmative. 2. Theatre. An actor who is miscast; an instance of miscasting. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actor playing specific type of part > miscast actor miscast1907 1907 G. B. Shaw Lett. to Granville Barker (1956) 81 Barker was capable of anything in the way of casting..Miss Sterling McKinlay was..a very obvious miscast. 1908 G. B. Shaw Lett. to Granville Barker (1956) 142 It was not her fault; it was simply a miscast. 1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Feb. v. 8/1 He has specialized in giving refuge to the myriad lost souls, head cases, outcasts and miscasts. 1996 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 29 Jan. h17 After a round of miscasts, the ‘One Life to Live’ brass is confident it has found the right actor to portray Kevin Buchanan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). miscastadj. Theatre. Of an actor, role, etc.: unsuitably cast. ΚΠ 1927 Observer 10 July 15/1 We say that so-and-so was good or adequate or miscast or unhappy in his part. We do not appraise the acting as we appraise the play. 1957 Observer 8 Sept. 10/4 As Tigre, M. Barrault is mournfully miscast. 1994 Times 11 Nov. 39/3 Goldoni was not fond of this play [sc. Mirandolina] but that is no excuse for the awful treatment it receives in this mistaken, and crucially miscast, production. 2000 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 8 Sept. 24 Instead of the revisions, it somehow got a horribly miscast Reeves as the killer. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). miscastv.ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iii. 110 If it so befelle That I..sihe On me that sche miscaste hire yhe Or that sche liste noght to loke. 1614 J. Norden Labyrinth Mans Life sig. E4 Pretended feare, or shame, leade men awry, They rightly see, and yet miscast their eye. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > lose [verb (transitive)] > mislay miscast1600 mislay1614 mislodge1676 misplace1849 1600 P. Holland in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 1234 How all these complete bookes of T. Livius should miscarrie, it is not certenly knowne. Some hope there is, that they are but mis-cast and laid out of the way. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > miscalculate [verb (transitive)] mistella1475 mischargec1495 misreckon1524 miscount1548 miscast1605 misnumber1614 miscompute1637 mistake1704 miscalculate1727 under-estimate1812 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 15 You haue mis-cast in your Arithmetike. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. ii. §8. 417 The number is somewhat misse-cast by Polybius..he reckons nine hundred horse too many. 1631 Earl of Manchester Contemplatio Mortis 70 In reckoning of time, most men miscast-time. 1677 in J. H. Trumbull Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1852) II. 308 This Court findeing that the List of Stoneington was in the last year miscast three hundred and twenty one pownd. 1767 G. G. Beekman Let. 23 Mar. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 510 Please to Charge me for and a half bushel of flaxseed 3/1 which Mr. Clopper had misCast in his account. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Miskest, to err in casting up accounts. ‘All miskessen together.’ 4. transitive. To throw (an object) badly. rare. ΚΠ 1926 W. J. Locke Old Bridge iii. ix. 169 She saw the man..pick up the piece of bread miscast by the child and put it in his pocket. 5. transitive. Originally Theatre. To cast (an actor, play, etc.) unsuitably. Usually in passive. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > stage [verb (intransitive)] > be miscast miscast1927 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (intransitive)] > types of part to play the foolc1426 to walk on1863 supe1888 super1895 miscast1927 1927 Observer 21 Aug. 9/4 ‘The Climax’..was brought to England seventeen years ago... It was then admittedly miscast. 1944 M. J. MacManus Eamon de Valera xiii. 288 Poor Mr. Thomas..was sadly miscast on the diplomatic stage. 1972 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 13/6 This was partly because John Neville was miscast in the main role. 1990 Sporting News Baseball Yearbk. Mar. 76/2 The 32-year-old righthander was miscast as a starter at Baltimore, where he was 10-13 with a 5.69 ERA a year ago. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1599adj.1927v.a1393 |
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