单词 | mis |
释义 | mis- (mɪs-) prefix Mis- is added to some verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns which indicate that something is done badly or wrongly. The local newspaper misreported the story by claiming the premises were rented. He was eventually convicted for the misuse of official funds. mis- in British English 1prefix 1. wrong, bad, or erroneous; wrongly, badly, or erroneously misunderstanding misfortune misspelling mistreat mislead 2. lack of; not mistrust Word origin Old English mis(se)-; related to Middle English mes-, from Old French mes-; compare Old High German missa-, Old Norse mis-mis- in British English 2prefix a variant of miso- MIS in American English management information system mis- in American English 1 (mɪs) 1. wrong, wrongly, bad, badly misdo, misdemeanor 2. no, not misfire Word origin ME < OE & OFr: OE mis-, akin to OHG missa-, Goth missa- (for IE base see miss1); OFr mes- < Frank *missi-, akin to OHG missa-mis- in American English 2 (mɪs) miso- used before a vowelExamples of 'mis-' in a sentence |
随便看 |
英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。