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单词 misnomer
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mis•no•mer /mɪsˈnoʊmɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a name (of something) that is inappropriate because it fails to describe it properly:Calling that company a "business'' is really a misnomer; it is badly managed and has never made a profit.
See -nom-2.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mis•no•mer  (mis nō′mər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
  2. an error in naming a person or thing.
  • Latin nōmināre; see nominate
  • Anglo-French, noun, nominal use of Middle French mesnomer to misname, equivalent. to mes- mis-1 + nomer
  • late Middle English 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
misnomer /ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə/ n
  1. an incorrect or unsuitable name or term for a person or thing
  2. the act of referring to a person by the wrong name
Etymology: 15th Century: via Anglo-Norman from Old French mesnommer to misname, from Latin nōmināre to call by name
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