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单词 mistranslates
释义

mistranslate

verb

mis·​trans·​late ˌmis-tran(t)s-ˈlāt How to pronounce mistranslate (audio)
-tranz-;
-ˈtran(t)s-ˌlāt,
-ˈtranz-
mistranslated; mistranslating

transitive verb

: to translate (something) incorrectly
I have often observed an inquiry by an American slightly mistranslated into Japanese and the Japanese answer then in turn mistranslated. Edwin O. Reischauer

Word History

First Known Use

1532, in the meaning defined above

mistranslates

verb

present tense third-person singular of mistranslate
as in misspeaks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • misspeaks
  • garbles
  • misstates
  • misinterprets
  • misrepresents
  • falsifies
  • misdescribes
  • distorts
  • dissembles
  • cooks
  • camouflages
  • slants
  • disguises
  • whitewashes
  • misrelates
  • censors
  • perverts
  • fudges
  • warps
  • equivocates
  • masks
  • prevaricates
  • colors
  • complicates
  • bowdlerizes
  • obscures
  • veils
  • belies
  • mystifies
  • bends
  • mistakes
  • confuses
  • twists
  • confounds
  • palters
  • lies
  • glosses (over)
  • fibs
  • mixes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • interprets
  • explains
  • illustrates
  • clarifies
  • illuminates
  • clears (up)
  • spells out
  • deciphers
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