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单词 misderive
释义

misderivev.

Brit. /ˌmɪsdᵻˈrʌɪv/, U.S. /ˌmɪsdəˈraɪv/, /ˌmɪsdiˈraɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, derive v.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + derive v.
1. transitive. To divert into a wrong course, misdirect. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement of [verb (transitive)] > cause to deviate from course > into a wrong course
misderive1649
1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. vii. 298 Mis-deriving the well meant devotions of..pious soules into a wrong channell.
2. transitive. To assign an incorrect derivation to.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > pervert or distort [verb (transitive)] > derive wrongly
far-fetch1639
misderive1817
1817 S. T. Coleridge Blessed are ye that Sow 16 To exaggerate and misderive the distress of the labouring classes in order to make them turbulent.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 103 Alimon, alimonia, alimentum..have been commonly mis-derived by the lexicographers from alo, ‘to nourish’.
1857 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 199 He misderives his scruples, misplaces his apprehensions, [etc.].
1976 Lancet 20 Nov. 1141/1 Platypnœa, for example, has been misderived: platys means broad, not flat in the sense of position.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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