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misquotation

/mis-kwoh-tey-shuhn/US // ˌmɪs kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən //

误引,误引用,误报,误导性引用

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of misquoting.
    • : an instance or occasion of misquoting or of being misquoted.

Examples

  • My correspondence about the misquotation of Tennyson has quieted itself since the fifth letter.

  • He made a misquotation and I said it wasnt in the Bible: I hunted for days and days.

  • We should be less likely to see the classic words of Lincoln mangled beyond recognition by messy misquotation.

  • It is a small matter, but not irrelevant, that this striking mistake is commonly supported by a striking misquotation.

  • It was, for one thing, Mary's habit of misquotation that got upon Ledgar's nerves.