misidentification
/ˌmɪs.aɪ.den.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪs.aɪ.den.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmis-ī-ˌden-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən ˌmis-ə-/ (ame, mw)
misidentification — 名詞
- misidentificationsingular
- misidentificationsplural
1. an instance where a person or thing is mistakenly recognised as being someone or
誤認；錯認
把某人或某物錯誤辨識為他者
an instance where a person or thing is mistakenly recognised as being someone or something else — for example, picking the wrong man from a police line-up, or labelling one bird species as another.
The court overturned Diego's conviction after a clear misidentification by the only witness.
在唯一目擊者明顯誤認後，法院撤銷了 Diego 的有罪判決。
common collocation: misidentification by [witness/source]
Birdwatchers often debate the misidentification of young hawks as falcons in winter fields.
賞鳥人常爭論冬季原野上把幼鷹誤認為隼的問題。
pattern: misidentification of X as Y
A simple misidentification of the chemical sample led Tara's lab to redo three weeks of tests.
化學樣本的一次簡單錯認，使 Tara 的實驗室重做三週的測試。
Hospitals use wristbands to prevent the misidentification of patients before any surgery.
醫院使用手環，以防在任何手術前發生病患身份的誤認。
- misrecognition
rarer; emphasises the perceptual failure
- mistaken identity
more everyday; usually refers to people, not objects or species
- false identification
common in legal contexts; stresses the incorrect outcome
- correct identification
the neutral opposite
- positive identification
common in police and forensic usage
文法句型
misidentification of [noun]
a case of misidentification
用法筆記
Frequently used in formal contexts such as legal testimony, medical records, and scientific classification. Often appears with 'of' (misidentification of X) or 'by' (misidentification by Y).