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单词 mal-entendu
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mal-entenduadj.n.

Brit. /malɒntɒnˈduː/, /malɒ̃tɒ̃ˈduː/, U.S. /ˌmælɑntɑnˈdu/, /ˌmælɑ̃tɑ̃ˈdu/
Forms: 1600s mal entendu, 1700s– mal-entendu, 1900s– malentendu.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mal entendu.
Etymology: < French mal entendu (16th cent. in Middle French as adjective and as noun) < mal wrongly (see mal- prefix) + entendu , past participle of entendre to hear, understand (see intend v.).
A. adj.
Mistaken, misapprehended. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > [adjective] > misinterpreted
misunderstooda1586
misconceived1592
misconceited1598
misconstrued1600
misprized1600
mal-entendu1618
misapprehended1646
mistaken1744
misfelt1935
1618 W. Raleigh Let. Oct. (1999) ccxxcii. 375 I take it..for a libertie mal entendu..to be removed out of this steddy tower into a rowling shipp.
B. n.
A misunderstanding.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > [noun] > instance of
misconceit?1435
miscollectinga1600
mistake1600
miscollection1610
misimagination1618
misimpression1670
mal-entendu1780
cross-reading1784
misconcept1942
misprision1973
1780 H. Walpole Lett. (1858) VII. 448 By some mal-entendu it was packed up in his heavy baggage.
1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 11 Nov. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. 432 I suspect that several mal-entendus of this kind have occurred.
1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 217 Things culminated in a stupid mal-entendu with the Times correspondent.
1980 W. M. Spackman Presence with Secrets ii. 55 He hoped to make up for this lamentable malentendu by staying to luncheon with him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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