misunderstanding
英 [,m?s?nd?'st?nd??]
美 [,m?s?nd?'st?nd??]
助記提示
1、mis- "wrongly" + under + stand + -ing.
2、字面含義：stand in the midst of.
3、站在其中，沐浴在知識的海洋里，所謂內行、內行，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". 另見：undertake.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
- 他對語言的誤解是引起其他問題的主要原因。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There must be some misunderstanding—I thought I ordered the smaller model.
- 一定是搞錯了—我以為我訂的是更小型號的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He was the unknowing cause of all the misunderstanding.
- 他無意中引起了這一切誤會。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.
- 我們努力排除任何誤解的可能性.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The trouble ensued from this misunderstanding.
- 這些麻煩是由此誤會而產生的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》