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单词 mistread
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mistreadn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, tread n.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + tread n. Compare mistread v.
Obsolete. rare.
A wrong step; a faux pas.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun] > serious error, blunder > embarrassing
mistread1597
directitudea1616
faux pas1676
misstep1788
gaffe1909
blooper1947
clanger1948
goof1955
1597 T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon Paraphr. xix. sig. Bb Eyes thought for to misleade, and were mislead: Feete went to make mis-treads, and did mis-treade.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

mistreadv.

Forms: see mis- prefix1 and tread v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, tread v.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + tread v. Compare mistread n., misstep v.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. to mistread one's shoes: to lose one's chastity. Cf. shoe n. 2l.
ΚΠ
?c1335 in W. Heuser Kildare-Gedichte (1904) 156 (MED) Ofte mistrediþ ȝe ȝur schone, ȝur fete beþ ful tendre.
2. intransitive. To make a false step. Also transitive: to tread (a step) wrongly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > blunder [verb (intransitive)] > embarrassingly
mistread1597
to blot one's copybook1935
1597 T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon Paraphr. xix. sig. Bb Eyes thought for to misleade, and were mislead: Feete went to make mis-treads, and did mis-treade.
a1640 The Wasp, or Subject's Precedent (1976) III. 46 If he slip from me, or but one step mistread I haves owne hand here to strike off his head.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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