misunderstanding
- 英式英标[,mɪsʌndɚ\'stændɪŋ]
- 美式音标[,mɪsʌndə\'stændɪŋ]
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.
中文解释
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.
实用例句
- 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》