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

• The common law provides an injured party with no remedy for an innocent misrepresentation.
  普通法规定因无意的虚假陈述而受到损害的一方不能获得救济。
• His misrepresentation of the facts cause'd trouble.
  他的错误报导引起了麻烦。
• His statement was an extraordinary stream of misrepresentation, untruths, and inaccuracies.
  他的声明集曲解、谎言和不实之辞之大成。
• Many of the litigations in the financial industry were often due to miscommunication and alleged misrepresentation.
  金融业中的很多纠纷和诉讼都可归因于不良的沟通或错误的表达。
• 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。
• Dishonesty is foreign to his nature. A misrepresentation can be either fraudulent or innocent.
  虚假陈述可以是欺诈性的或无意的。
• 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。
• Who have sought to obtain a visa by misrepresentation or fraud;
  通过不实或蒙骗手段谋取了签证；
• I have heard some malevolent misrepresentation of her.
  我听到一些来意曲解她的话。
• 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。