mislead

/ˌmɪsˈliːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪsˈliːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmis-ˈlēd/ (ame, mw)

mislead — verb

  • misleadpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • misleadshe / she / it
  • misledpast simple
  • misleading-ing form

1. to make someone believe something that is not true, either by giving them wrong

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to make someone believe something that is not true, either by giving them wrong information or by hiding parts of the truth from them.

例句

The advertisement misled customers about the nutritional value of the cereal.

mislead + about + topic

Wei's cheerful tone misled us into thinking she had already heard the bad news.

mislead + into + verb-ing

同義詞
  • deceive

    stronger, always implies deliberate intent; 'mislead' can be accidental

  • delude

    often refers to making someone believe something about themselves; can also describe self-deception

  • fool

    more informal and often less serious; can imply the target was naive

  • trick

    emphasises the clever method or device used to achieve the deception

反義詞

文法句型

mislead + noun phrase

mislead + noun phrase + about + noun phrase

mislead + noun phrase + into + verb-ing

be misled + by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Most common grammatical structures are 'mislead someone about something' and 'mislead someone into doing something'. The passive form 'be misled by' is very frequent in formal and journalistic writing. Although the word can describe either intentional or accidental deception, the surrounding context usually makes the speaker's intent clear.

常見錯誤

❌I misunderstood the instructions because they were unclear.' (when meaning 'I was given wrong information')
✅I was misled by the unclear instructions.
💡'misunderstand' is about the listener's error; 'mislead' is about the information giver causing the error.