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单词 misrepresentation
释义
misrepresentation
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌmɪs.rep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌmɪs.rep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/
something thatmisrepresentsanidea,situation, oropinion, or thefactof something beingmisrepresented:
（对意思、情况或意见的）歪曲
Thedocumentarywas a misrepresentationofthetruthandborelittleresemblancetoactualevents.这部纪录片是对事实的歪曲，几乎与事实毫无相符之处。
The MPlaughedoff theremarksasmediamisrepresentation.这名下院议员对这些评论一笑置之，说是媒体歪曲事实。
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(Definition ofmisrepresentationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

misrepresentation| Business English

misrepresentation
noun[CorU]
LAW
uk
/ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃən/us
theactof givingfalseinformationabout something or someone, often inorderto get anadvantage:
Thestatementis aclearanddeliberatemisrepresentation of thefacts.
Tobaccocompanieswerechargedwithengagingin misrepresentation intheiradvertising.
See also
fraudulent misrepresentation
(Definition ofmisrepresentationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmisrepresentation

misrepresentation
It deals with mechanisms of transmutation andmisrepresentationof the real motivations of agents.
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For example,misrepresentationand transmutation put stress on the feasibility of ideals of deliberative democracy.
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Retrospectively reviewing fellowship applications submitted over a 3-year period, these authors assessed the prevalence of researchmisrepresentationand compared such activity between subspecialties.
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It would also permit prosecution formisrepresentation, without requiring proof of fraudulent intent, as at present.
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Its role in the tension of favelamisrepresentationis simultaneously a role in its ownmisrepresentation, a cinematic fate spared rap in 1999.
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With each repetition, the misinterpretation, or better said,misrepresentation, became more and more elaborate and moved further and further from the mark.
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Insofar as thismisrepresentationstems from a conscious decision, the sentimental emotion results from choice.
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Such ' outlier ' profiles may reflect rare subforms of illness, misunderstood questions or subjectmisrepresentation.
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Misrepresentationof the knee joint resulted in differences in the hip joint moment and powers that were not just scaled values of the correct model.
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Conversely, linguists may feel that the area of convergence is amisrepresentationthat disfigures their discipline.
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Another clear case ofmisrepresentationinvolves the frequency of verbal and especially bare nominal gerunds with for in the subperiod 1500-70.
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The problems of availability and anchoring are both examples ofmisrepresentation, and can be corrected by information that is as far as possible unbiased.
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Of course, all errors or misrepresentations are my responsibility.
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However, there is a thin line between hype andmisrepresentation.
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We then invite the authors to correct any misrepresentations that we might have introduced.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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