单词 | misterm |
释义 | mistermv. transitive. To term incorrectly; to apply a wrong term or name to. Frequently with complement. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > misname miscall1495 nickname1536 misname1537 misterm1579 misstylea1604 misbaptize1610 mistitle1618 mischristena1631 misnomer1795 misnome1820 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Apr. 144 Gloss. Flowre delice, that which they vse to misterme, Flowre de luce. 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 28 The woorke, before this last editione of Chaucer termed ‘the Dreame of Chaucer’, is mystermed. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Spanish Gipsie (1653) v. sig. Iv I am none of ought Your rage mistermes mee. 1822 Liberal 1 342 The factitious modes of society, which form what is mis-termed ‘its well being’. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xvii. 170 The ‘Asti’ wines, which that old doctor..misterms ‘nasty’. 1891 L. Merrick Violet Moses III. xxiii. 189 There are unions mistermed ‘guilty’. 1924 Discovery June 96/1 One of the most familiar examples of fluorescence (mistermed phosphorescence) is the faint greenish glow of phosphorous in the dark. 2000 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) (Nexis) 9 May 10 a A thermal treatment system commonly mistermed an incinerator. Derivatives misˈtermed adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > named or called > wrongly misnamed1548 mistermed1582 miscalled1651 misnomered1741 misnomed1804 mistitled1829 1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xiv. 86 This mistermed custom in the pen, is that counterfeat abuse. 1597 N. Breton Auspicante Jehoua f. 6 Martha..complained to thee of hir sisters mistaken & mistermed idlenes. 2001 Re: 55K USA Visa to be distibuted by Lottery in soc.culture.nepal (Usenet newsgroup) 11 Feb. I suppose, those who espouse limiting the famously mis-termed ‘brain drain’ syndrome have to work with the reality of such labor movement tendencies in mind. misˈterming adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > misnaming miscleping1532 misnaming1539 misterming1589 miscalling1593 misnomer1635 misappellation1817 the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > misnaming misterming1589 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Civ [His] bald affected eloquence..better beseeming..a misterming Clowne in a Comedy, then a chosen man in the Ministerie. 1593 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Middlesex i. 8 Holding the smallest errour (yea the misterming of the place) verie criminous. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Misnomer A misterming or miscalling. 2001 Re: Abuse of the term ‘Tribal’ in rec.arts.bodyart (Usenet newsgroup) 13 May If you've got a problem with mis-terming, you've got a problem with joe average. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1579 |
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