misnomer

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmisnomermis‧no‧mer /mɪsˈnəʊmə $ -ˈnoʊmər/ noun [countable] NAME OF A THINGa wrong or unsuitable name ‘Silent movie’ is a misnomer since the movies usually had a musical accompaniment.Examples from the Corpusmisnomer• King crab is, in fact, a misnomer.• The term "black-headed gull" is something of a misnomer, since the bird's head is actually brown.• It is possible that this statement commits us to a misnomer at the outset.• It was not a careers forum and he reckoned that that title was a misnomer.• The Palace of Justice - a terrible misnomer - was set on fire by the workers.Origin misnomer (1400-1500) Old French mesnommer “to name wrongly”

单词	misnomer
释义	misnomer From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmisnomermis‧no‧mer /mɪsˈnəʊmə $ -ˈnoʊmər/ noun [countable] NAME OF A THINGa wrong or unsuitable name ‘Silent movie’ is a misnomer since the movies usually had a musical accompaniment.Examples from the Corpusmisnomer• King crab is, in fact, a misnomer.• The term "black-headed gull" is something of a misnomer, since the bird's head is actually brown.• It is possible that this statement commits us to a misnomer at the outset.• It was not a careers forum and he reckoned that that title was a misnomer.• The Palace of Justice - a terrible misnomer - was set on fire by the workers.Origin misnomer (1400-1500) Old French mesnommer “to name wrongly”
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