mistaken identity
noun /mɪˌsteɪkən aɪˈdentəti/
/mɪˌsteɪkən aɪˈdentəti/
[uncountable, countable]- a situation in which you think wrongly that you recognize somebody or have found the person you are looking for
认错人 - He was shot in what seems to have been a case of mistaken identity.
他像是被人认错了而遭到枪击的。
- He was shot in what seems to have been a case of mistaken identity.