mis

mis — 字首

IPA/mɪs-/
KK[mˈɪs]IPA/mɪs-/

1. Placing mis- before a verb creates a new word whose meaning includes the idea th

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釋義

誤;錯

加在動詞前,表示做錯或做得不好

Placing mis- before a verb creates a new word whose meaning includes the idea that the act was done in a mistaken or harmful way.

例句

Min misunderstood the question on the test and answered everything wrong.

Min 誤解了考題,結果全部答錯。

mis- + understand: to understand wrongly

The accountant miscalculated the total cost, so the invoice was too low.

會計師誤算了總成本,所以發票金額太低。

文法句型

mis- + verb

mis- + past participle (e.g. misinformed)

用法筆記

The prefix mis- can attach to many common verbs to form new words with a negative meaning. However, not every verb accepts this prefix — for example, we say 'misunderstand' but rarely say 'missee'. The resulting word is almost always written as one word without a hyphen.

mis — 縮寫

IPA/ˌem aɪ ˈes/
KK[mˈɪs]IPA/ˌem aɪ ˈes/