mistakable

IPA/mɪˈsteɪ.kə.bəl/
IPA/mɪˈsteɪ.kə.bəl/

mistakable — 形容詞

  • mistakablepositive
  • more mistakablecomparative
  • most mistakablesuperlative

1. able to be understood in the wrong way, or so similar to another thing that peop

1.形容詞C2
釋義

易誤認;誤解

容易被誤解或與其他事物混淆的

able to be understood in the wrong way, or so similar to another thing that people easily confuse the two.

例句

The faint road sign was mistakable, so Luca drove past the correct exit.

那個模糊的路標很容易看錯,所以 Luca 開過了正確的出口。

predicative: be mistakable (easily got wrong)

In dim light, the twins' faces were so mistakable that teachers mixed them up.

在昏暗的燈光下,這對雙胞胎的臉太容易認錯,老師常把他們搞混。

so mistakable that — easily confused for each other

同義詞
  • confusable

    neutral; simply able to be mixed up with something similar

  • ambiguous

    open to more than one reading, not necessarily mixed up with another object

  • misleading

    actively points readers toward a wrong idea, often by design

反義詞
  • unmistakable

    so clear it cannot be confused or misread

  • distinct

    clearly separate and easy to tell apart

文法句型

mistakable for + noun

用法筆記

Far less common than its opposite 'unmistakable'; writers most often use it in negative or qualified frames such as 'not easily mistakable' or 'barely mistakable'.

常見錯誤

I was mistakable about the date.
I was mistaken about the date.
💡a person who is wrong is 'mistaken'; only a thing that can be confused or misread is 'mistakable'.