| 词汇 | misstatement |
| 释义 | misstatement noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌmɪsˈsteɪt.mənt/ us /ˌmɪsˈsteɪt.mənt/ the act of expressing a fact that is not correct, or an example of this: 错误陈述 He said he made minor misstatements but denied deliberately lying under oath.他说他陈述中有些小错误，但否认在宣誓后故意撒谎。 The energy trading company issued a statement that corrected its own misstatements.该能源贸易公司发表了一份声明，纠正了自己的错误陈述。 See misstate To say that the state has done little to help these families is a gross misstatement and is simply not true. Even experienced contenders can make puzzling misstatements during presidential debates. The book contains some extremely damaging misstatements of fact. Assertions & asserting affirm affirmation airing assert assert your right assertion beg designation emphatic gaslight hate speech lay something on the lineidiom plead pretend reaffirm rooftop self-affirmation send send a messageidiom set yourself up as something misstatement | Business Englishmisstatement noun[ C ] uk /ˌmɪsˈsteɪtmənt/us the act of stating something that is false or not accurate: She corrected a few misstatements she made in her testimony. a deliberate misstatement of the facts Examples of misstatementmisstatement It will take a patient reader to follow the story line and a cautious one to separate fact from anecdote, opinion, or simple misstatements. Finally, a number of editors' notes appear in the endnotes to correct some of the author's misstatements or to identify alternative positions that have been taken. I wish to take this opportunity of correcting several misstatements, misunderstandings, and mischievous statements in regard to this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That we should prevent misstatements of facts which are prejudicial and injurious to our cause is a thing about which nobody will dispute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That, perhaps will go down in history as the classic misstatement or understatement of that time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is damnified by a misstatement, made either deliberately or recklessly, and he should therefore have a civil remedy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far from setting the record straight, he has repeated all the misstatements and the attempts at deception made by his predecessors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To talk about it being a marriage is a complete misstatement of the facts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Speaking on this subject, he has not, for the first time, been guilty of misstatements of fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will take care that if misstatements are made suitable replies shall be published. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the first place he is assuming that if the applicant makes a misstatement, he may not be able to obtain consent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To accuse us of having gone along the border in order to raise trouble is a deliberate misstatement of fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When it is said that private enterprise is not being given a chance in the building programme, that is a complete misstatement of fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As regards the second part, 557 soldiers were discharged during 1929 for having made a misstatement as to age on enlistment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are several misstatements in that supplementary question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of misstatement 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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