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misalliance

/mis-uh-lahy-uhns/US // ˌmɪs əˈlaɪ əns //UK // (ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns) //

误入歧途,误伤,误判,误导

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an improper or incompatible association, especially in marriage; mésalliance.

Examples

  • Were it not for his stupendous wealth, the story of which is very well authenticated, it would have been a dreadful misalliance.

  • However, Time and the progress of modern enlightenment put things right; and the misalliance passed muster very well.

  • The marriage had been a misalliance, her father being one of the crew of the flagship.

  • I never forgot my proud birthright, and well understood the danger of a European alliance—or misalliance.

  • He saw plainly enough,” whined her ladyship, “that it could not be—that it would have been a complete misalliance.