mishandling
mishandling — 名詞
1. the situation where a problem, object, or person is dealt with using too little
處理不當
因疏忽或不熟練而把事情或物品弄壞的情況
the situation where a problem, object, or person is dealt with using too little care, attention, or skill, often leading to damage or a bad result.
The mishandling of the package left Nora's vase smashed into small pieces.
包裹的處理不當，把 Nora 的花瓶摔成了好幾片碎片。
mishandling of + concrete object
Reporters blamed the airline's mishandling of luggage for the long delays at the gate.
記者把登機口長時間的延誤，歸咎於航空公司對行李的處理不當。
the [organisation]'s mishandling of [issue]
Voters were angry about the government's mishandling of the flood response in coastal towns.
選民對政府在沿海城鎮處理水患不當的方式感到憤怒。
Sari said the manager's mishandling of staff complaints had pushed three nurses to quit.
Sari 說，主管對員工投訴的處理不當，已逼走三位護理師。
There were several reports of police mishandling during the protest in Lisbon.
在 Lisbon 的抗議活動中，有好幾起警方處理不當的通報。
- mismanagement
narrower — only about managing affairs or organisations, not about physical handling
- negligence
stronger — implies a legal or moral duty was breached
- bungling
informal — stresses clumsy incompetence in a one-off action
- proper management
for the administrative reading
文法句型
mishandling of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'of + noun'. Subject is usually an organisation, official, or person in charge, and the object is a problem, situation, or thing entrusted to them.
常見錯誤
mishandling — 動詞
1. to deal with a problem, task, or situation in a wrong or clumsy way, often becau
處理失當
用錯誤或笨拙的方式應付問題或事務
to deal with a problem, task, or situation in a wrong or clumsy way, often because you do not understand it or do not give it enough attention.
Mathieu mishandled the customer complaint and lost a long-standing client for the firm.
Mathieu 處理客訴失當，讓公司失去了一位長期合作的客戶。
transitive: mishandle + [issue / problem]
Critics argued that the mayor had mishandled the housing crisis for almost two years.
批評者認為市長近兩年來一直未能妥善處理住房危機。
common subject: politician / official
Shirin was worried that her assistant might mishandle the contract negotiations next week.
Shirin 擔心下週她的助理可能會把合約談判處理得很糟。
The new accountant admitted that she had mishandled the year-end tax filings.
新來的會計坦承，她把年終的報稅工作處理得一塌糊塗。
Reviewers said the director mishandled the final scenes and ruined an otherwise strong film.
影評人說，導演把最後幾場戲處理得很糟，毀了原本不錯的電影。
文法句型
mishandle + noun
用法筆記
Object is almost always something abstract that requires decision-making — a case, crisis, situation, negotiation, complaint, investigation. Distinguish from sense 2, whose object is physical (a parcel, an animal, a person's body).
常見錯誤
2. to touch, hold, or move a physical thing, an animal, or a person in a rough or c
粗暴對待
用粗魯或不小心的方式碰觸、搬動人或物
to touch, hold, or move a physical thing, an animal, or a person in a rough or careless way that may cause damage or pain.
Talia warned the movers not to mishandle the antique mirror her grandmother had left her.
Talia 提醒搬家工人不要粗手粗腳地搬動外婆留給她的那面古董鏡子。
transitive: mishandle + fragile object
The lab technician was fired for mishandling specimens that needed to be kept frozen.
這名實驗室技術員因為粗心對待需冷凍保存的檢體而被開除。
passive-style nominal: 'for mishandling specimens'
Witnesses say the guards mishandled several detainees during the search at the border.
目擊者表示，警衛在邊境檢查時粗暴對待了好幾名被拘留者。
Christopher mishandled the puppy and made it cry by squeezing its small ribs.
Christopher 粗手粗腳地對待那隻小狗，捏到牠的小肋骨讓牠哭叫起來。
Airport staff are trained never to mishandle bags marked with a fragile sticker.
機場人員受過訓練，絕不可粗手粗腳地搬動貼有易碎標籤的行李。
文法句型
mishandle + physical object / animal / person
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the object is something physical that can be touched (a parcel, animal, body, instrument). When the object is a problem, plan, or process, use sense 1 instead.