misleadingly
/ˌmɪsˈliːdɪŋli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪsˈliːdɪŋli/ (ame, ipa)
misleadingly — 副詞
1. in a manner that pushes people toward a false belief or the wrong conclusion, of
誤導地
讓人產生錯誤想法或結論地
in a manner that pushes people toward a false belief or the wrong conclusion, often by leaving out facts or giving a partial picture
The juice box was misleadingly labelled as healthy, though Shanti found it was mostly sugar.
那盒果汁被誤導地標示為健康飲品,但 Shanti 發現它幾乎都是糖。
misleadingly + past participle (labelled/named)
The cheese is misleadingly named, because Daichi discovered it contains no actual cheese at all.
這種起司的名稱很有誤導性,因為 Daichi 發現它根本不含真正的起司。
misleadingly + named, for product or label
The advert described the hotel misleadingly, so the rooms felt far smaller than Élise expected.
廣告誤導地描述了那家旅館,所以房間比 Élise 預期的小很多。
The chart was drawn misleadingly, making a tiny rise in sales look like a huge jump.
那張圖表畫得很有誤導性,把銷售的小幅上升弄得像是大幅躍升。
The recipe is misleadingly simple, since Felipe needed three hours and many tricky steps to finish it.
這份食譜看似簡單卻很有誤導性,因為 Felipe 花了三小時、做了許多棘手步驟才完成。
- deceptively
very close in meaning; stresses that the false impression is intentional or hard to detect
- falsely
stresses that the claim itself is untrue, not just that it points the wrong way
- accurately
in a way that matches the real facts
- honestly
in a way that hides nothing and gives a true picture
文法句型
misleadingly + adjective
misleadingly + named/labelled/simple
用法筆記
Frequently pairs with past participles describing how something is presented (named, labelled, titled, described) or with adjectives stating a first impression (simple, easy, low). The hidden truth usually contradicts the surface claim.