misnomer / mɪsˈnoʊ mər /

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misnomer 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
  2. an error in naming a person or thing.

更多misnomer例句

  1. Beyond that, choosing the best gardening bench—something of a misnomer, because it’s more table than bench—comes down to your particular needs.
  2. Among this rarefied group, ProPublica found, the term “individual retirement account” has become a misnomer.
  3. Workers “at the Mercy of” TOSHA and EmployersWhen Stanberry was injured in 2016, TOSHA conducted what’s called a rapid response investigation, but the term is a misnomer, as it doesn’t involve sending an inspector to the site to interview workers.
  4. To describe the Ivy as a “hotel” is something of a misnomer.
  5. Colugos are also called “flying lemurs,” which is a misnomer because they cannot fly and they are not lemurs.
  6. The wrestling worthy accessory is a bit of a misnomer—there is no cheekily exposed skin in this full-coverage contraption.
  7. But its title is a misnomer: The far-from-renegade Gay is a very good feminist.
  8. The sad thing is to see this misnomer being promulgated by gays themselves.
  9. The phrase “kids for cash” is something of a misnomer, according to May.
  10. Part of the reason for the bid-ask gap stems from the fact that calling Miramax or MGM a "studio" is a misnomer.
  11. Yet the word vagrant is a misnomer in this city, where economy has reached a finesse that is marvelous.
  12. The popular term in French and English of “medicine men” is not such a misnomer as might be supposed.
  13. To speak of a Vee-Boer having household gods may seem a misnomer, since he never has a house.
  14. Perhaps it was a misnomer for the party in favor of a broad national construction of the Constitution.
  15. The Atlantic Ocean is geographically a misnomer, socially and politically a dwindling superstition.