| 释义 |
mistakenmistaken /mɪˈsteɪkən/ ●○○ adjective ► sadly mistaken I had thought the job was done, but I was sadly mistaken. ► if I’m not mistaken There’s mint in this sauce, if I’m not mistaken. THESAURUSnot correct► wrong not correct, or based on something that is not correct: He gave the wrong answer. Your calculations must be wrong. ► incorrect not right. Used about facts, answers, etc. Incorrect sounds more formal than wrong ► erroneous formal not correct: The information we received was erroneous. ► inaccurate not exactly right. Used about information, a number, etc. that ought to be right: The sales figures were inaccurate. ► misleading likely to make someone believe something that is not true: He admitted making a deliberately misleading statement to Congress. ► untrue wrong and not true. Used about what people say: The rumors about the school closing were later shown to be untrue. ► false wrong and not true. Used about information: He used false financial statements to defraud investors. ► mistaken not correct and based on bad judgment. Used about ideas and beliefs: She was under the mistaken impression that he was rich. ► fallacious formal containing or based on false ideas: His argument involves a lot of fallacious reasoning. 1[not before noun] if you are mistaken, you are wrong about something you thought you knew or saw: He couldn’t have been there. You must be mistaken. I had thought the job was done, but I was sadly mistaken. There’s mint in this sauce, if I’m not mistaken.► see thesaurus at wrong12mistaken idea/belief/impression etc. a mistaken idea, belief, etc. is not correct or is based on bad judgment: There is a mistaken idea that marijuana is not harmful.3a case of mistaken identity a situation in which someone believes that he or she has seen a particular person, especially taking part in a crime, when in fact it was someone else: Lang was shot to death, apparently in a case of mistaken identity.—mistakenly adverb |