| 释义 |
Noun: red herring red 'hering- Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
- A dried and smoked herring having a reddish colour
- smoked herring - A first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus
"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"
- preliminary prospectus
Derived forms: red herring Type of: course catalog [US], course catalogue, deflection, deflexion [Brit], deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, herring, prospectus Encyclopedia: Red herring |