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

• I never saw such a glaring example of misrepresentation.
  我从未见过像这样明目张胆地歪曲事实。
• All political policies are open to misrepresentation.
  所有的政治方针都容易受到歪曲。
• A grotesque imitation or misrepresentation.
  一种荒诞的模仿或歪曲。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The necessary meeting of the minds does not exist, or the consent of one of the parties was brought about by fraud, misrepresentation, or by duress, or if the agreement is founded on mistake.
  必要的合意不存在，或者一方的同意是由欺诈、误述或胁迫带来的，或者协议是基于错误的。
• 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。
• A person induced to enter a contract due to a fraudulent misrepresentation can rescind the contract and claim damages.
  因欺诈性虚假陈述而签订合同的人有权撤销合同并进行索赔。
• 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。