do wrong
do wrong — 慣用語
1. to behave in a way that is morally bad or unfair, often by treating someone badl
做錯事
做出不道德或傷人的行為
to behave in a way that is morally bad or unfair, often by treating someone badly or breaking a rule of honesty.
After yelling at the cashier, Mei-Lin knew she had done wrong and apologized right away.
對收銀員大吼之後，Mei-Lin 知道自己做錯了事，便立刻道歉。
intransitive: do wrong (no object)
The landlord did the tenants wrong by ignoring the broken heater all winter.
房東整個冬天都不修理壞掉的暖氣，真是虧待了房客。
pattern: do + someone + wrong
Diego felt his brother had done wrong by him when the money went missing.
Diego 覺得弟弟在錢不見這件事上虧待了他。
That newspaper article did wrong to the politician by publishing false claims.
那家報紙刊登不實指控，冤枉了那位政治人物。
If you know you have done wrong, the honest thing to do is admit it.
如果你知道自己做了不對的事，老實承認是最好的做法。
- misbehave
less serious; often used for children or minor rule-breaking rather than moral failure
- transgress
formal and literary; implies crossing a clear moral or religious boundary
- act unjustly
more formal; specifically describes unfair treatment rather than general wrongdoing
- do right
the direct opposite phrase, used in the same grammatical patterns
- act fairly
less idiomatic; describes treating others with fairness
文法句型
do wrong (intransitive: no object)
do + someone + wrong
do wrong + to + someone
do wrong + by + someone
用法筆記
The phrase can be used without an object ('do wrong' = act immorally in general) or with an object. When an object is the person affected, use the pattern 'do + someone + wrong' (most common) or 'do wrong + to/by + someone' (slightly more formal).