mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /mɪˈsteɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈstāk/ (ame, mw)
mistake — 名詞
- mistakesingular
- mistakesplural
1. something you do, say, or believe that turns out to be wrong, causing a result y
錯誤；失誤
不正確的行為、決定或想法，導致非預期結果
something you do, say, or believe that turns out to be wrong, causing a result you did not plan or hope for.
Christopher made a serious mistake when he sent the confidential email to the wrong client.
Christopher 把機密郵件寄錯客戶時，犯了嚴重的錯誤。
collocation: make + mistake
Eli made a mistake when he painted the kitchen walls bright orange instead of cream.
Eli 在粉刷廚房時犯了錯，把牆壁漆成亮橘色，而不是原本的奶油色。
It was a mistake to leave the front door unlocked while we were on holiday.
我們度假時讓大門沒上鎖，這是個錯誤的決定。
The waiter's mistake cost the restaurant a loyal customer who had eaten there for years.
那位服務生的錯誤讓餐廳失去了一名光顧多年的忠實顧客。
Nora admitted her mistake right away and offered to redo the whole report.
Nora 馬上承認了自己的錯誤，並主動提出重做整份報告。
- success
a result that achieves what was planned or hoped for
- achievement
something done well through effort
文法句型
make + mistake
mistake + to-infinitive (it is a mistake to...)
用法筆記
Commonly used in the pattern "make a mistake." The adjective form is "mistaken" (e.g., a mistaken belief).
常見錯誤
2. happening without being planned or meant to happen; used when someone does somet
不小心
並非有意或刻意去做
happening without being planned or meant to happen; used when someone does something accidentally.
Yan accidentally took Kabir's jacket by mistake because the two coats looked almost identical.
Yan 不小心錯拿了 Kabir 的外套，因為兩件外套看起來幾乎一模一樣。
fixed phrase: by mistake
I deleted the entire presentation file by mistake and had to start again from scratch.
我不小心把整份簡報檔案刪掉了，只好從頭來過。
Someone picked up Talia's umbrella by mistake at the concert hall last night.
昨晚有人在音樂廳不小心錯拿了 Talia 的雨傘。
Sirin grabbed the wrong suitcase by mistake at the airport baggage claim.
Sirin 在機場行李轉盤不小心拿錯了行李箱。
- by accident
the most common alternative; identical in meaning and register
- inadvertently
more formal; used in writing and official contexts
- unintentionally
formal; emphasises that the result was not planned
- on purpose
doing something deliberately or intentionally
- intentionally
done with a clear plan or aim
文法句型
by mistake (as adverbial phrase)
用法筆記
"By mistake" is a fixed phrase that functions as an adverb. It usually comes at the end of a sentence. Do not confuse with "by accident," which has the same meaning but works slightly differently in sentence position.
常見錯誤
mistake — 動詞
- mistakepresent simple I / you / we / they
- mistakes3rd person singular
- mistaking-ing form
- mistookpast simple
- mistakenpast participle
1. to think that one person or thing is a different person or thing, especially bec
誤認；錯認
把某人或某物誤以為是另一個人或東西
to think that one person or thing is a different person or thing, especially because they look or seem similar — for example, mistaking a stranger for a friend in a crowd, or mistaking salt for sugar in a recipe.
Ignacio mistook the bag of sugar for salt and poured it into the soup.
Ignacio 把那包糖誤當成鹽，倒進了湯裡。
pattern: mistake A for B
In the dim hallway, the children mistook a stranger for their uncle.
在昏暗的走廊裡，孩子們把一個陌生人誤認成他們的叔叔。
Dario's helpful nature was often mistaken for shyness by people who barely knew him.
Dario 樂於助人的個性常被不熟悉他的人誤認為是害羞。
I mistook Talia's silence for anger, but she was simply exhausted after work.
我誤把 Talia 的沉默當成生氣，但她只是工作太累了。
- confuse with
slightly less precise; can mean mixing up two things without necessarily thinking one IS the other
- mix up with
informal; often used when two similar-looking people or items are involved
文法句型
mistake + object + for + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is most commonly used in the pattern "mistake someone/something for someone/something else." The passive form "be mistaken for" is also very frequent. In informal British English, "mistake" alone (without "for") is sometimes used to mean "misunderstand," but this is much less common.