misnomer

• n. 用詞不當；誤稱；寫錯姓名

來自misname,命名不當。

misnomer (n.)

mid-15c., "mistaken identification of an accused or convicted person," from Anglo-French, Old French mesnomer "to misname, wrongly name," noun use of infinitive, from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + nomer "to name," from Latin nominare "nominate" (see nominate). For noun use of French infinitives, see waiver.

1. Herbal "tea" is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.

花草“茶”是一個誤稱，因為這類飲料裏麵根本不含茶。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Herbal 'tea' is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.

花草“茶”是一個誤稱，因為這類飲料裏麵根本不含茶。

來自辭典例句

3. Actually, " Underground " is a misnomer, because more than half the shops are above ground.

實際上, “ 地下 ” 這個名稱用之不當, 因為半數以上的店鋪是在地麵上的.

來自百科語句

4. We also pointed out that dolphin - kicking is a misnomer.

我們同時指出,所謂的海豚式踢腿“ Dolphin -Kicking” 是一條錯誤的用詞.

來自互聯網

5. Lightning is a misnomer for that slow, old horse.

[閃電]那匹慢吞吞的老馬而言是名不符實.

來自互聯網