Word · Frequency #23353
misdeed
恶行;不端行为
核心释义
an improper, wicked, or immoral act
- 1.
做了不该做的事,可指罪过、道德过错或不同程度的犯罪。
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
- 2.
不当、邪恶或不道德的行为
improper or wicked or immoral behavior
做了不该做的事,可指罪过、道德过错或不同程度的犯罪。;不当、邪恶或不道德的行为;罪行;犯罪;[法] 不端行为;犯罪
用法In use
The manager warned the employee that another misdeed would lead to dismissal.
用法提示:misdeed 在这里作可数名词,表示“不端行为、恶行”,单数形式与 another 搭配使用。
He tried to hide his past misdeeds from his new friends.
用法提示:misdeeds 是 misdeed 的复数形式,指多件“不端行为、恶行”。
The team captain publicly apologized for the misdeeds committed during the season.
用法提示:misdeeds 作名词复数,与 committed 搭配,指明这些“不端行为”是实际发生的。
commit a misdeed
commit 与 misdeed 搭配表示“做出不端行为”,常用于正式或书面语。
No one is perfect, and everyone commits a misdeed now and then.
人无完人,每个人都难免偶尔做一件错事。
be punished for one's misdeeds
misdeeds 常用复数,指一系列的不当行为。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- commit a misdeed
- 做坏事;犯下恶行
- No one is perfect, and everyone has committed a misdeed at some point.没有人是完美的,每个人都在某个时候做过错事。
- past misdeeds
- 过去的恶行;以往的不当行为
- Her past misdeeds were brought up during the investigation.调查期间,她过去的不当行为被翻了出来。
- pay for one's misdeeds
- 为自己做过的坏事付出代价
- The corrupt official finally paid for his misdeeds.那名腐败官员终于为自己的恶行付出了代价。
- confess one's misdeeds
- 承认自己的过错;坦白自己的恶行
- He confessed his misdeeds to the priest.他向牧师坦白了自己的过错。
- forgive someone's misdeeds
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆分记忆:mis-(错)+ deed(行为)→ 错误的行为。想象一个人做了坏事,嘴里说‘misdeed,我做错了’。别把别人的 misdeed 怪到自己头上。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:新闻报道、文学书面语、正式演讲 misdeed 是比较正式的词,通常用于书面语或新闻报道中,指恶劣行为;日常口语中较少使用,多可理解为“罪行”或“不端行为”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵:deed、indeed、seed、greed、exceed 都以 /-id/ 结尾,和 misdeed 的 -deed 押韵。注意 dead 拼写相近,但读 /dɛd/,并不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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