misquoted
misquoted — 動詞
- misquotedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- misquoteds3rd person singular
- misquoteding-ing form
- misquotededpast simple
1. to report what another person said using words that are different from their act
誤引
不準確地重述他人所言
to report what another person said using words that are different from their actual statement, creating a factual error in the record.
Tamar felt upset when the newspaper misquoted her comments about the new school policy.
Tamar 感到不高興，因為那家報紙誤引了她對於新校規的評論。
misquote + someone; passive structure possible
Beatrix checked her article twice to make sure she had not misquoted any of the professors.
Beatrix 把文章檢查了兩次，以確保自己沒有誤引任何一位教授的發言。
negative form: not misquote + someone
The journalist was accused of misquoting the senator's remarks on the new tax law.
那名記者被指控誤引了參議員對新稅法的評論。
If you misquote a witness during a trial, the lawyer can object immediately.
如果你在庭審中誤引證人的話，律師可以當場提出異議。
conditional: if + someone misquotes + someone
Caio told the editor, "Please do not misquote me — I never called the proposal a waste of money."
Caio 對編輯說：「請不要誤引我的話——我從來沒有說那個提案是浪費錢。」
- misquote someone
- misquote a statement
- deliberately misquote
- misquote in an article
- widely misquoted
- claimed to have been misquoted
- misrepresent
broader meaning — can refer to any distortion of facts, not just speech
- distort
stronger implication of twisting the truth, often deliberately
- quote out of context
more specific — refers to using a partial quote that changes the original meaning
文法句型
misquote + someone
misquote + something
be misquoted by + someone
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (e.g. 'The actor was misquoted by the tabloid'). The direct object must be the person or statement being reported incorrectly, not the content of the error.
常見錯誤
misquoted — 名詞
1. a spoken or written statement that is presented as a direct quote but does not m
錯誤引文
與原意不符的引用內容
a spoken or written statement that is presented as a direct quote but does not match what the person originally said.
The magazine printed a misquote that embarrassed the actor and his family.
那家雜誌刊登了一則錯誤引文，讓那位演員及其家人十分難堪。
a + misquote (countable noun)
Sayaka found a misquote in the history textbook — the general never said those words.
Sayaka 在歷史教科書裡發現了一處錯誤引文——那位將軍從來沒有說過那些話。
Even a single misquote can damage a journalist's reputation beyond repair.
即使只有一處錯誤引文，也可能讓記者的名譽受到永久損害。
Lien posted a correction after readers spotted a misquote in her online interview.
Lien 在讀者發現她線上訪談中的一處錯誤引文後，發布了一則更正。
misquote + in + [location]
- a misquote in
- publish a misquote
- correct a misquote
- spotted a misquote
- claim of misquote
- misquotation
more formal; can refer to the act or the instance
- inaccuracy
broader — any kind of error, not just in quotations
- distortion
stronger — suggests the error is significant or intentional
文法句型
a + misquote
misquote + of + someone/something
a misquote + in + publication
用法筆記
The noun form without the suffix '-d' (misquote) is the standard countable noun meaning an incorrect quotation. It refers to the instance of error, not the act of misquoting — the act itself is called misquotation.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
常用片語
- claim to be misquoted
- deny misquoting
- misquote on purpose