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

• 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。
• According to regulations, the perpetrator of false statements in the securities market scope of civil liability to investors by misrepresentation is limited to actual losses.
  根据规定，虚假陈述行为人在证券交易市场承担民事赔偿责任的范围，以投资人因虚假陈述而实际发生的损失为限。
• All political policies are open to misrepresentation.
  所有的政治方针都容易受到歪曲。
• Make reasonable and diligent efforts to avoid any material misrepresentation in any research report or investment recommendation.
  做出合理和审慎的努力，避免任何研究报告或投资建议中有任何重大失误。
• Misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election.
  误传或者改变真实选举结果。
• His misrepresentation of the facts cause'd trouble.
  他的错误报导引起了麻烦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。