mistakable
mistakable — adjective
- mistakablepositive
- more mistakablecomparative
- most mistakablesuperlative
1. able to be understood in the wrong way, or so similar to another thing that peop
able to be understood in the wrong way, or so similar to another thing that people easily confuse the two.
The faint road sign was mistakable, so Luca drove past the correct exit.
predicative: be mistakable (easily got wrong)
In dim light, the twins' faces were so mistakable that teachers mixed them up.
so mistakable that — easily confused for each other
Beatrix's tiny handwriting made her sevens mistakable for ones on the form.
The poem's last line is mistakable, and many readers take it the wrong way.
Without a clear label, the medicine bottles looked mistakable on the pharmacy shelf.
- confusable
neutral; simply able to be mixed up with something similar
- ambiguous
open to more than one reading, not necessarily mixed up with another object
- misleading
actively points readers toward a wrong idea, often by design
- unmistakable
so clear it cannot be confused or misread
- distinct
clearly separate and easy to tell apart
文法句型
mistakable for + noun
用法筆記
Far less common than its opposite 'unmistakable'; writers most often use it in negative or qualified frames such as 'not easily mistakable' or 'barely mistakable'.