mistaken
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mis·tak·en /məˈsteɪkən/ ●○○ adjective 1 be mistaken WRONG/INCORRECTif you are mistaken, you are wrong about something that you thought you knew or saw 搞错，弄错 It can’t have been my car. You must be mistaken. 那不可能是我的车，你一定弄错了。 I thought he said 12 o'clock, but I might have been mistaken. 我以为他说的是12点，但我有可能弄错了。 We bought the rug in Turkey, if I’m not mistaken. 如果我没弄错的话，我们是在土耳其买的这块地毯。► see thesaurus at wrong2 mistaken belief/idea/impression/view etc BELIEVE#a mistaken belief etc is not correct 错误的想法/信念/印象/观点等 Marijuana has few withdrawal effects, and this has given rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive. 大麻几乎没有脱瘾症状，这就让人们错误地认为它不会致瘾。 —mistakenly adverbExamples from the Corpus
mistaken• Schultz was afraid to say anything, fearing she might be mistaken.• A fifth mistaken approach is the facile assertion that opponents are being inconsistent.• Such a deeply mistaken belief can only come from a citizen of a country with a disciplinarian attitude to politics.• This can give rise to the mistaken belief that cocaine is not an addictive drug.• Adding to the energy level is Colin McCormack doubling at deceptive speed as two mistaken characters.• Further, the first two years are particularly flexible and structured to give reasonable opportunity for correcting mistaken choices.• Biographical reconstruction based on Thomas's tales and sketches can be a mistaken exercise.• Many people have the mistaken idea that AIDS cannot spread through heterosexual sex.• Pauline was under the mistaken impression that I didn't like her.• And by accepting it, the believer tacitly ignores the complex social mechanisms which uphold the mistaken logic.• I perceived that the orthodox view of Time, as gradually established in the Western world, was a mistaken one.mis·tak·en adjectiveChineseSyllable
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mistaken
mis‧tak‧en /məˈsteɪkən, mɪˈsteɪkən/
adjective
It can’t have been my car. You must be mistaken.
I thought he said 12 o'clock, but I might have been mistaken.
We bought the rug in Turkey, if I’m not mistaken.
2. mistaken belief/idea/impression/view etc a mistaken belief etc is not correct:
Marijuana has few withdrawal effects, and this has given rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive.
—mistakenly adverb
▪ wrong not correct or right – used about facts, answers etc, or people: For every wrong answer, you lose five points. | The figure he gave me was wrong. | I think you’re wrong about that.
▪incorrect something that is incorrect is wrong because someone has made a mistake. Incorrect is more formal than wrong: I’m afraid these prices are incorrect. | The doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis.
▪inaccurate something that is inaccurate is not exactly right and contains mistakes: inaccurate information | inaccurate measurements | The old maps were often inaccurate.
▪false not based on true facts: Are the following statements true or false? | He was accused of giving false information to the police.
▪untrue [not usually before noun] not based on true facts, especially because someone is lying or guessing: I can’t believe he said that about me. It’s completely untrue! | The allegations were untrue.
▪misleading a misleading statement or piece of information makes people believe something that is wrong, especially because it does not give all the facts: The article was very misleading. | misleading statistics
▪misguided a misguided decision, belief, action etc is wrong because it is based on bad judgement or understanding: That decision seems misguided now. | It was the consequence of a misguided economic policy.
▪mistaken wrong – used about ideas and beliefs. Also used about a person being wrong. You’re mistaken sounds more polite and less direct than saying you’re wrong: She’s completely mistaken if she thinks that I don’t care about her. | a mistaken belief
mis‧tak‧en /məˈsteɪkən, mɪˈsteɪkən/
adjective Word Family: adverb: unmistakably, mistakenly; adjective: mistaken, unmistakable; verb: mistake; noun: mistake
1. be mistaken if you are mistaken, you are wrong about something that you thought you knew or saw: 2. mistaken belief/idea/impression/view etc a mistaken belief etc is not correct:
—mistakenly adverb
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