| 单词 | mistaken |
| 释义 | mistaken (once / 202 pages) adj Someone who's mistaken is confused or wrong about something. If you think your guidance counselor is mistaken about what you should do with your life, you will probably ignore his advice. If you see a car speeding through town, you might assume the driver is a teenager — but you'd be mistaken if the car is actually driven by an elderly lady. You also might believe someone else is mistaken if their opinion seems wrong to you: "You think strawberry ice cream is better than chocolate, but you're mistaken." Mistaken comes from mistake, from its Old Norse root mistaka, "take in error." WORD FAMILYmistaken: mistakenly+/mistakable: mistakably, unmistakable/mistake: mistakable, mistaken, mistakes, mistaking, mistook/mistaking: mistakings/unmistakable: unmistakably USAGE EXAMPLESJohn: I find most bookstores that say that they are the best at something are mistaken. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Razor Girl, full of eccentric characters, mistaken identities, coincidences and farce, follows a similar format. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) But the fact that they describe a teetering world of rigid class boundaries and vanishing deference is often mistaken for a tacit endorsement. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment a mistaken belief mistaken identity Syn misguided wrong contrary to conscience or morality or law 2adj arising from error a mistaken view of the situation Syn false incorrect, wrong not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth |
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