英语单词

misunderstanding是什么意思

misunderstanding

英 [,mɪsʌndə'stændɪŋ] 美 [,mɪsʌndɚ'stændɪŋ]
  • n. 误解;误会;不和

助记提示


1、mis- "wrongly" + under + stand + -ing.
2、字面含义:stand in the midst of.
3、站在其中,沐浴在知识的海洋里,所谓内行、内行,身在其中,才解其味也;因此,只有身在其中,才能理解、明白。
4、At here, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *enter- "between, among". 另见:undertake.

英文词源


misunderstanding (n.)
"want of understanding," mid-15c., from present participle of misunderstand.
When misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. [Lionel Trilling]
Meaning "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1640s.

双语例句


1. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There must be some misunderstanding—I thought I ordered the smaller model.
一定是搞错了—我以为我订的是更小型号的。

来自《权威词典》

3. He was the unknowing cause of all the misunderstanding.
他无意中引起了这一切误会。

来自《权威词典》

4. We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.
我们努力排除任何误解的可能性.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The trouble ensued from this misunderstanding.
这些麻烦是由此误会而产生的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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