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单词 misconceive
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misconceivev.

Brit. /ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/, U.S. /ˌmɪskənˈsiv/
Forms: see mis- prefix1 and conceive v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, conceive v.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + conceive v.
1.
a. intransitive. To have or form a false conception; to entertain wrong notions. Frequently with of. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (intransitive)]
dwelec900
misweena1325
misconceivec1395
misunderstanda1400
misthinka1530
missavour1540
mistake1548
writhe1561
misconstrue1581
misapprehend1658
misconstruct1678
misobserve1693
c1395 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 2410 He that mysconceyueth [v.r. mysse conceyueth], he misdemeth.
1592 in A. I. Cameron Warrender Papers (1932) II. 178 I man beseik your majestie nocht to misconsaif of me nor misconstrewe my absence.
c1592 Faire Em sig. E4v You know it is for your cause, It pleaseth thus the King to misconceiue of me.
a1625 J. Fletcher Valentinian iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) 12 Therefore misconceave not.
1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 90 Even if I granted, that some men thus misconceive, still such a mistake would not be one of perception, but one of inference.
1988 Amer. Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 32 377 Such a view fails to notice the ontological character of historical understanding and thus misconceives of and misdescribes interpretive activity.
b. transitive. To suspect (that something is the case). Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > that something is so
mistrust?c1450
misdeem1534
misdoubt1596
misconceive1611
distrust1628
1611 Bible (King James) 2 Macc. iii. 32 The high Priest suspecting lest the king should misconceiue [ Coverdale suspecte] that some treachery had beene done to Heliodorus by the Iewes. View more context for this quotation
2. transitive. To form a false conception of; to misapprehend (a word, an action, etc.); to mistake the meaning of (a person). In later use also: to devise or plan badly, esp. on the basis of a misapprehension.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)]
misunderstanda1225
mistake1402
misconstruea1425
miskenc1480
misgloze1532
misinterpret1547
missense1560
wrest1563
misdeem1570
misconceive1586
misconstruct1596
misinfer1597
misconceit1598
misknowa1600
to look beyond1600
lose1600
mismean1605
misprize1609
misread1612
misween1614
misimagine1626
misapprehend1628
construea1640
mislead1654
equivocate1665
misrender1674
misaccept1697
miscomprehend1813
read1879
misperceive1911
1586 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1920) 35 107 If..he should in any sorte mysconceave or mysreporte any message or charge.
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. i. 1 To yeeld them..reasonable causes of those things, which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they misconceiued.
1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke Pref. iii A bad heart misconceiueth good actions.
1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 4 As for others who..have yet decreed to mis-interpret the intents of my reply, I suppose they would have found as many causes to have misconceav'd the reasons of my silence.
1775 R. B. Sheridan Let. (1966) III. 294 You will probably misconceive part of my motives.
1794 E. Burke Speech against W. Hastings in Wks. (1827) VIII. 250 If I have understood the matter wrong, or misconceived your design.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 151 I cannot suffer my feelings..to remain unexplained, without the possibility of my being greatly misconceived.
1841 J. F. Cooper Deerslayer I. i. 10 The Mengwe fill the woods with their lies, and misconceive words and treaties.
1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iv. 257 Richer's French translator seems to misconceive his meaning.
1923 Granta 2 Mar. 315/1 It follows that our Tripos must be difficult; that we have little use for ‘duds’, for Tutors who misconceive it as being a soft option.
1996 Counsel Mar. 10/3 The last ten years have seen a massive explosion of legislation on sentencing, much of which has been misconceived and badly written.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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