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。
• To be fair to the court, this is a misrepresentation of its verdict.
  公平而言，这是对法院判决的误读。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error. He had short-circuited protocol.
  使过分简单化简单到了引起曲解、误会或错误的程度他有意简化了礼仪。
• 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。
• A grotesque imitation or misrepresentation.
  一种荒诞的模仿或歪曲。
• 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。