misquotation
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌmɪs.kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmɪs.kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/theactofmisquotingsomeone(=repeatingwhat they say in a way that is notaccurate), or anexampleof this:
错误的引用That was adeliberatemisquotation of what I said.这是故意错误地引用了我说过的话。
Thecompanyremovedthedocumentwith the misquotation fromitswebsite.该公司从其网站上移除了带有这个误引内容的文件。
See
misquote
- Thebookcollectshundreds ofcelebratedmisquotations.
- As ajournalist, Idisapproveofselectivemisquotation.
- Putting theexchangein writing puts it on therecordso no one canclaimmisquotation.
Quoting & making references
- aforementioned
- allude tosomeone/something
- allusion
- allusiveness
- as forsomeone/somethingidiom
- bandysomethingaround
- bring
- come up
- direct speech
- indirect speech
- pursuant
- quote
- refer tosomeone/something
- reference
- referent
- rub
- rubsomeone'snose in itidiom
- rubsomethingin
- touch
- word