misleadingly
/ˌmɪsˈliːdɪŋli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪsˈliːdɪŋli/ (ame, ipa)
misleadingly — adverb
1. in a manner that pushes people toward a false belief or the wrong conclusion, of
in a manner that pushes people toward a false belief or the wrong conclusion, often by leaving out facts or giving a partial picture
The juice box was misleadingly labelled as healthy, though Shanti found it was mostly sugar.
misleadingly + past participle (labelled/named)
The cheese is misleadingly named, because Daichi discovered it contains no actual cheese at all.
misleadingly + named, for product or label
The advert described the hotel misleadingly, so the rooms felt far smaller than Élise expected.
The chart was drawn misleadingly, making a tiny rise in sales look like a huge jump.
The recipe is misleadingly simple, since Felipe needed three hours and many tricky steps to finish it.
- deceptively
very close in meaning; stresses that the false impression is intentional or hard to detect
- falsely
stresses that the claim itself is untrue, not just that it points the wrong way
- accurately
in a way that matches the real facts
- honestly
in a way that hides nothing and gives a true picture
文法句型
misleadingly + adjective
misleadingly + named/labelled/simple
用法筆記
Frequently pairs with past participles describing how something is presented (named, labelled, titled, described) or with adjectives stating a first impression (simple, easy, low). The hidden truth usually contradicts the surface claim.