英语词汇“misnomer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A misnomer is a wrong or unsuitable name. It’s a misnomer to call your grandmother “Grandfather,” the same way it’s a misnomer to call a chair with four legs that doesn’t move unless you drag it across the floor, a rocking chair.

From the Middle-French misnomer “to misname” evolved our English misnomer, a noun indicating a lack of fit when it comes to naming. Synonyms include, predictably, misnamed, but also mistermed and miscalled. You’ll notice the repetition of the mis- at the front of all those words. It comes from the French mes-, which means “wrongly.”

WORD FAMILY

misnomer: misnomers

USAGE EXAMPLES

Pretending cyberspace is a different universe, populated by people who matter less, is a misnomer and a flagrant abandonment of our individual responsibility.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

The growth of trolling, ugliness and threats is making the term “social media” a misnomer.

Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016)

The brown rat is sometimes called the Norway rat, but the new research confirms that the name is a misnomer.

New York Times(Oct 27, 2016)

n an incorrect or unsuitable name

Hyper

name

a language unit by which a person or thing is known

单词	misnomer
释义	misnomer (once / 11119 pages) n A misnomer is a wrong or unsuitable name. It’s a misnomer to call your grandmother “Grandfather,” the same way it’s a misnomer to call a chair with four legs that doesn’t move unless you drag it across the floor, a rocking chair. From the Middle-French misnomer “to misname” evolved our English misnomer, a noun indicating a lack of fit when it comes to naming. Synonyms include, predictably, misnamed, but also mistermed and miscalled. You’ll notice the repetition of the mis- at the front of all those words. It comes from the French mes-, which means “wrongly.” WORD FAMILY misnomer: misnomers USAGE EXAMPLES Pretending cyberspace is a different universe, populated by people who matter less, is a misnomer and a flagrant abandonment of our individual responsibility. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The growth of trolling, ugliness and threats is making the term “social media” a misnomer. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) The brown rat is sometimes called the Norway rat, but the new research confirms that the name is a misnomer. New York Times(Oct 27, 2016) n an incorrect or unsuitable name Hyper name a language unit by which a person or thing is known
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