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词汇 misnomer
释义 misnomer
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌmɪsˈnəʊ.mər/ us /ˌmɪsˈnoʊ.mɚ/
a name that does not suit what it refers to, or the use of such a name: 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 the scruffiest place I've ever stayed in, so "Grand Hotel" was a complete misnomer.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's something of a misnomer to refer to these inexperienced boys as soldiers.用“军人”来指这些没有经验的男孩有些用词不当。
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misnomer | American Dictionary


misnomer
noun[ Cusually sing ]
us/mɪsˈnoʊ·mər/
a name that is not correct or does not suit what it refers to, or a use of such a name:
Dry cleaning is a misnomer, since the clothes are cleaned in a fluid.

Examples of misnomer


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