释义 |
misexˈplain, v. [mis-1 1.] trans. To explain incorrectly.
1674Boyle Excell. Theol. ii. iv. 172 Divers phænomena of nature, that had been left unexplained, or were left misexplained by the Schools. 1864Grosart Lambs all Safe 53 Misexplaining the incident as meaning only childlike-dispositioned adults, robs it of all its meaning. 1869Farrar Fam. Speech iii. (1870) 129 note, A second-hand reflection of Greek thoughts, often both mistranslated and misexplained. |