单词 | misrepeat |
释义 | misrepeatv. Now rare. transitive. To repeat incorrectly. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > report or state wrongly [verb (transitive)] > say or quote incorrectly missayc1325 misrehearse1533 misquote1598 miscite1605 misrepeat1615 misvoucha1626 misplead1676 misgivea1713 1615 F. Bacon Charge against I. S. in Resuscitatio (1657) 61 Because I will not mistake, or mis-repeat, you shall hear the Seditious Libell, in the proper termes..thereof. 1622 E. Chaloner Sixe Serm. 348 How could they but take him tripping, if..he had mis-repeated a writing so ready at the point of euery mans tongue. 1645 W. Prynne Fresh Discov. Stars ix. 36 He misrepeats, and misapplies some Passages of mine. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 296 Words, they said, might be misunderstood, misrepeated, and denied. 1998 Nation (Nexis) 16 Mar. 32 The speaking tubes count or sing nursery rhymes for the tubbies [i.e. Teletubbies] to misrepeat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1615 |
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