misprint
/ˈmɪsprɪnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪsprɪnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmis-ˌprint/ (ame, mw)
misprint — noun
- misprintsingular
- misprintsplural
1. a wrong letter, word, number, or layout detail that appears in something already
a wrong letter, word, number, or layout detail that appears in something already printed.
Daichi spotted a misprint on the ticket before we reached the station.
spot a misprint on + document
The cookbook's first edition had a misprint in the oven temperature.
a misprint in + printed detail
A misprint changed the meeting date on every poster outside the library.
Customers laughed when a misprint turned "fresh fish" into "flesh fish".
- typo
more informal and often used for small typing mistakes, especially on screens
- misspelling
only fits when the problem is the letters of one word
- printing error
broader technical phrase for any mistake introduced in printing
文法句型
a misprint in + book/newspaper/ticket
spot/find + a misprint
correct/fix + a misprint
用法筆記
Often refers to one visible mistake in a book, poster, ticket, or similar printed item, not to the whole printing process.
常見錯誤
misprint — verb
- misprintpresent simple I / you / we / they
- misprints3rd person singular
- misprinting-ing form
- misprintedpast simple
1. to put a wrong letter, word, number, or other detail into something when it is p
to put a wrong letter, word, number, or other detail into something when it is printed.
The local paper misprinted Elena's surname in Monday's election story.
misprint + person's surname
Our concert tickets were misprinted with yesterday's date and the wrong row.
be misprinted with + wrong detail
The publisher misprinted page numbers, so students skipped an important chapter.
Someone misprinted the hotel address on our tour leaflet last week.
文法句型
misprint + name/number/address
misprint + detail + in + publication
be misprinted with + wrong detail
用法筆記
Usually takes a printed detail such as a name, page number, date, or address as its object. It focuses on the wrong result on the page, not on a simple speaking mistake.