| 词汇 |
misnomer |
| 释义 |
misnomer noun /ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə(r)/ /ˌmɪsˈnəʊmər/ - a name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate使用不恰当(或不准确)的名称;用词不当
- ‘Villa’ was something of a misnomer—the place was no more than an old farmhouse.“别墅” 一说有点不妥,那地方只不过是座旧农舍。
词源late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb mesnommer, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + nommer ‘to name’ (based on Latin nomen ‘name’).
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