misleading ♦︎ ambiguous ♦︎ deceptive ♦︎ spuriousThese words all describe things that give the wrong idea or impression and make you believe sth that is not true.这些词均表示误导的、引起误解的、欺骗性的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a misleading / an ambiguous statement◆a misleading / spurious argument / claim / impression◆a misleading / deceptive advertisement◆rather misleading / ambiguous / deceptive / spurious◆highly / very / dangerously misleading / ambiguous / deceptive■misleading ˌmɪsˈliːdɪŋ giving the wrong idea or impression and intended or likely to make you believe sth that is not true误导的;使人误会的◆They face prosecution if they provide false or misleading information.他们如果提供虚假或使人产生误解的信息就会被起诉。◆It would be seriously misleading to suggest that television has no effect on children.说电视对儿童没有影响就是严重的误导。▸misleadingly
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◆These bats are sometimes misleadingly referred to as 'flying foxes'.这些蝙蝠有时被误称为“飞狐”。■ambiguous æmˈbɪgjuəs (ratherformal) that can be understood in two or more different ways模棱两可的;含混不清的◆Her account was deliberately ambiguous.她的陈述故意含混不清。◆It is for the jury to decide what an ambiguous statement was intended to mean.模棱两可的说法到底是什么意思要由陪审团来定。OPPunambiguous ⇨ clear2➡ See also the entry for vague另见vague条▸ambiguously
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◆an ambiguously worded agreement措辞含混的协议■deceptive dɪˈseptɪv (ratherformal) likely or intended to make you believe sth that is not true欺骗性的;误导的;骗人的◆Appearances can be deceptive(= things are not always as they seem).外表常常靠不住。▸deceptively
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◆a deceptively simple idea(= an idea that seems simple but is not really)貌似简单的想法NOTE辨析 Misleading or deceptive?Something that is misleading gives the wrong idea about sth, especially deliberately, but without actually lying. Something that is deceptive usually gives a false impression without meaning to: by far the most common collocate of deceptive is appearances. However, deceptive is sometimes used to talk about deliberate deceptions in more formal contexts. * misleading尤表示故意误导,但并未真的撒谎。deceptive通常表示无意中使人产生错觉。deceptive最常见的搭配词是appearances。不过,在较正式的语境中,deceptive有时用以描述有意的欺骗行为。■spuriousˈspjʊəriəs; NAmEˈspjʊriəs (ratherformal) seeming right or true but actually wrong or false; based on false ideas or ways of thinking虚假的;建立在错误观念(或思想方法)之上的;谬误的◆He had managed to create the entirely spurious impression that the company was thriving.他设法制造出彻头彻尾的假象,让人误以为公司一派兴旺。ⓘ Typical collocates of spurious are argument, claim, grounds, impression and logic. * spurious的常见搭配词有argument、claim、grounds、impression和logic。