misguided
/ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)mis-ˈgī-dəd/ (ame, mw)
misguided — 形容詞
- misguidedpositive
- more misguidedcomparative
- most misguidedsuperlative
1. showing or done with poor thinking, often because the person was working from a
錯誤的
因錯誤判斷或想法而走偏的
showing or done with poor thinking, often because the person was working from a false belief or weak understanding of the situation.
Mert thought his misguided diet of only fruit would help him build muscle quickly.
Mert 以為只吃水果這種錯誤的飲食方式可以讓他快速長肌肉。
attributive: misguided + noun (plan, idea, attempt)
The mayor admitted that closing the only library was a misguided attempt to save money.
市長承認關閉唯一的圖書館是個錯誤的省錢做法。
common collocation: misguided attempt / effort
Yumi was misguided in believing that working through every weekend would earn her a promotion.
Yumi 誤以為每個週末都加班就能爭取到升遷，這個想法其實是錯的。
Out of misguided loyalty, Rafael kept lending money to a friend who never repaid him.
出於一份錯誤的義氣，Rafael 不斷借錢給一個從來沒還過錢的朋友。
Many parents now see strict screen-time bans as a well-meant but misguided rule for teenagers.
許多家長現在認為嚴格禁止青少年使用螢幕，雖然出發點是好的，但其實是錯誤的規定。
- ill-judged
more formal; stresses the failure of judgement itself rather than the false belief behind it
- mistaken
narrower — applies to a single belief or fact rather than a whole approach or plan
- ill-conceived
focuses on the planning stage; suggests the idea was flawed from the start
- wrong-headed
informal; stronger criticism, suggests stubbornness on top of bad reasoning
- sensible
everyday opposite — based on sound, practical thinking
- well-judged
formal opposite, often used of decisions and policies
用法筆記
Frequently attributive before abstract nouns like attempt, effort, belief, loyalty, or policy. The word implies the actor had honest motives but reached a wrong conclusion — distinguish from 'malicious' or 'careless', which name worse intent or no thought at all.