misguided

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misguided — 形容詞

  • misguidedpositive
  • more misguidedcomparative
  • most misguidedsuperlative

1. showing or done with poor thinking, often because the person was working from a

1.形容詞C1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • misguided attempt
  • misguided belief
  • misguided loyalty
  • misguided policy
  • deeply misguided
  • sadly misguided
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

He is misguided about the answer.
He is mistaken about the answer.
'misguided' describes a wider belief or plan shaped by faulty thinking, not a single factual error like getting one question wrong.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • misguided attempt
  • misguided belief
  • misguided loyalty
  • misguided policy
  • misguided idealism

副詞搭配

  • deeply misguided
  • sadly misguided
  • completely misguided
  • totally misguided

常用片語

  • a well-meaning but misguided
  • out of misguided loyalty

介系詞搭配

  • misguided in (doing something)
  • misguided about (a topic)