| 单词 | mistranslate |
| 释义 | mistranslate (once / 36593 pages) v If you mistranslate something, you don't accurately describe or convey its meaning. It's easy to mistranslate a poem when you convert it from Spanish to English, failing to make its original meaning clear. When someone literally mistranslates a piece of writing or a section of speech, they use the wrong words when translating from one language to another. You can also mistranslate the intention of someone's words, even if you're not actually translating between two languages: "I managed to mistranslate my grandmother's message when I gave it to the gardener." Translate means "turn from one language to another," and mis- means "badly." WORD FAMILYmistranslate: mistranslated, mistranslates, mistranslating, mistranslation+/mistranslation: mistranslations/retranslate: retranslated, retranslates, retranslating/translatable: untranslatable/translate: mistranslate, retranslate, translatable, translated, translates, translating, translation, translator/translation: translational, translations/translational: nontranslational/translator: translators/untranslatable: untranslatably USAGE EXAMPLESPodlodowski, who has throughout the campaign accused Wyman of not doing enough to make it easier to vote, called the mistranslated pamphlets an outrage. Seattle Times(Oct 31, 2016) He finds that the grammar is often incorrect or words are mistranslated—sometimes wildly. Science Magazine(Sep 27, 2016) An earlier version of this article mistranslated a quotation from the Muslim woman at the beach. New York Times(Aug 24, 2016) v translate incorrectly Hyper interpret, render, translate restate (words) from one language into another language |
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