Word · Frequency #19623
miscalculation
算错；失算；估计错误
a mistake in calculating
- 1.
An incorrect or mistaken calculation.
错误的计算；误算
- 2.
a mistake in calculating
计算错误
- 3.
An error in judgment.
判断错误；失策
错误的计算；误算；计算错误；判断错误；失策；算错；失算
In use
His budget miscalculation left the project without enough funds.
A small miscalculation in the recipe can ruin the whole cake.
The company's miscalculation of demand led to excess inventory.
make a miscalculation
常用搭配，表示“犯下计算（判断）错误”，可用 in 引出具体领域。
The team made a serious miscalculation in its budget.
小组在预算上犯了一个严重的计算错误。
a miscalculation of [sth]
of 后接具体对象，说明是哪方面的误算。
Her miscalculation of the distance caused the accident.
她对距离的估计错误导致了这次事故。
due to a miscalculation
也可用 because of a miscalculation，但 due to 更正式。
Connections
Collocations
- make a miscalculation
- 犯了一个计算错误；失算
- He made a miscalculation when adding up the expenses.他在加总费用时算错了。
- a serious miscalculation
- 严重的失算
- The company's serious miscalculation of demand led to huge losses.公司对需求的严重估计错误导致了巨大损失。
- a costly miscalculation
- 代价高昂的失算
- The general's costly miscalculation cost many soldiers their lives.将军代价高昂的失算使许多士兵丧生。
- a strategic miscalculation
- 战略上的误判
- The treaty was signed based on a strategic miscalculation.该条约是在战略误判的基础上签订的。
- a minor miscalculation
- 小小的计算错误
- The discrepancy was due to a minor miscalculation in the budget.这个差异是由于预算中的一个小小计算错误造成的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 calculation（计算）前面加 mis-（错的），就变成 miscalculation（算错）。想象计算器算错账，扣错了钱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：math and accounting、planning and decision-making miscalculation 是名词，多用于书面语和较正式场合，指计算或判断中的错误。日常口语中更常说 mistake 或 error；在数学、财务、计划、策略等语境中使用 miscalculation 很自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six share the final stressed vowel /eɪ/ and ending /ʃən/, so they genuinely rhyme with miscalculation. Note that lookalikes such as 'miscalculate' (/mɪsˈkælkjəˌleɪt/) and 'calculus' (/ˈkælkjələs/) look similar but sound different.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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