misrepresentation

英 [ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən]

美 [mɪsˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən]

n.  讹传，误言；虚伪的陈述；与事实不符的陈述、误传、误述、歪曲；不正当的代表；不称职的代表；不诚实表示

复数：misrepresentations　

GRE计算机经济

BNC.12758 / COCA.16528

柯林斯词典

• VERB 误述;对…作不准确的叙述;歪曲
  If someonemisrepresentsa person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like.
  1. He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying...
     他说新闻媒体把他歪曲成了一个傲慢而又霸道的人。
  2. Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers...
     好莱坞电影把我们歪曲成酒鬼、疯子和杀人凶手。
  3. Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents...
     凯恩斯故意歪曲了反对者的观点。
  4. The spokesman said that the extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.
     发言人说目前罢工的程度正被人误传。

英英释义

noun

• a willful perversion of facts
  Synonym:falsification
• a misleading falsehood
  Synonym:deceitdeception

双语例句

• A misrepresentation is a false statement of fact made to induce a person to enter a contract.
  虚假陈述是指对某一事实作出错误的陈述以诱使他人订立合同。
• I observed your disgust at the misrepresentation of these people on radio and TV, and in the newspapers.
  我感到了你对广播和电视以及新闻报纸上对于这些人歪曲事实的报道感到厌恶。
• Accusing them of fraud, avarice, and downright misrepresentation.
  指责他们欺诈、贪婪以及竭尽歪曲之能事。
• I have heard some malevolent misrepresentation of her.
  我听到一些来意曲解她的话。
• This can lead to misinterpretation and misrepresentation of the data contained in the enterprise data source.
  这会导致对企业数据源中包含的数据的误解和误传。
• Your opinions will be liable to misrepresentation by the media if you don't clarify exactly what you think.
  如果你不确切地澄清你的想法，你的意见有可能被媒体歪曲。
• Examples of void contracts are those entered as a result of misrepresentation, duress or undue influence.
  由于错误表示，胁迫或不当影响所订立的合同为无效合同。
• As a detective I was accustomed to dealing with misappropriation, misrepresentation, misleading information or just missing information, all of which amounted to the criminal offence of deception or straightforward fraud.
  作为一个侦探，我已习惯于处理资金挪用、不实陈述、误导性信息、或者信息缺失等违规行为，所有这些行为都足够归入欺诈或诈骗等刑事犯罪。
• Mistakes range from substantial misrepresentation of Chinese aerospace technology to minor errors in dates and hardware designations.
  错误之处大到对中国航天技术的误述，小到一些日期和计算机硬件名称的错误。
• Paramax in turn is charging UBS with negligent misrepresentation.
  反过来，paramax也在起诉瑞银存在不如实叙述的过失。