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单词 misnomer
释义
misnomer
noun[C]
uk
/ˌmɪsˈnəʊ.mər/us
/ˌmɪsˈnoʊ.mɚ/
anamethat does notsuitwhat it refers to, or the use of such aname:
使用不当的名字（或名称）；名字（或名称）的误用；取名（或用词）不当
It was thescruffiestplaceI'veeverstayedin, so "Grand Hotel" was acompletemisnomer.那是我住过的最不整洁的地方，叫它“尊贵酒店”有点取名不当。
It'ssomething of amisnomer to refer to theseinexperiencedboysassoldiers.用“军人”来指这些没有经验的男孩有些用词不当。
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(Definition ofmisnomerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

misnomer| American Dictionary

misnomer
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/mɪsˈnoʊ·mər/
anamethat is notcorrector does notsuitwhat it refers to, or a use of such aname:
Drycleaningis a misnomer, since theclothesarecleanedin afluid.
(Definition ofmisnomerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmisnomer

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To label them as 'structural countertheses' is amisnomer.
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Note that the expression is amisnomerin this case, since there is no approximation involved if the assumptions hold.
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In fact, the term hippocampal "theta" is amisnomersince the oscillations often exceed the upper limit of the theta band.
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The phrase individual-specific environmental effects (e2) may be amisnomer.
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But this may not be a completemisnomer.
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The subtitle is something of amisnomer, as the discovery of the site occurred in 1974, making it twenty years' worth of work.
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Finally, some authors call disease management amisnomer.
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The name itself is amisnomer, suggesting illicit forest occupation.
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But when this outcome is thought to demonstrate "evolutionary rationality," more than just amisnomeris involved.
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Recovery was clearly amisnomerprematurely assigned to some group members, as more than one quarter subsequently engaged in illegal behavior as adults.
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Only 15% of the recovery group was free from adjustment problems, emphasizing that our earlier "recovery" label was amisnomer.
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In fact, using this new interpretation it appears that the term "echo" is amisnomer.
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Why not say that this is amisnomer?
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But as argued before, this is really amisnomer.
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The subtitle, 'an international history', is amisnomerin so far as it suggests an integrated whole.
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