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单词 misrepresent
释义 mis·represent
\(|)mis+\ verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + represent
transitive verb
1. : to represent incorrectly : to give a false, imperfect, or misleading representation of
 < they all misrepresented the past in the same prescribed way — R.B.Merriman >
2. : to serve badly or improperly as a representative of
 < the principal lobbyists … were absolutely misrepresenting the membership of those societies — F.D.Roosevelt >
intransitive verb
: to make an assertion or give an impression not in accord with the facts
 < misrepresents when he says that he was driving carefully >
 < presents much from a partisan point of view; yet he never intentionally misrepresents — W.H.Allison >
Synonyms:
 misrepresent and belie can mean, in common, to represent falsely. misrepresent usually implies intent, suggesting deliberate falsification, injustice, bias, or prejudice
  < a biography completely misrepresenting his true character >
  < misrepresent a case before a jury >
  belie, in this connection, implies merely to give an impression at variance with the facts
  < nothing she saw or touched gave token of even its own reality: even her wrist watch seemed to belie time — Elizabeth Bowen >
  < the brevity and cheerfulness of the study belie the importance of its subject — Times Literary Supplement >
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