Word · Frequency #23353
misdeed
恶行；不端行为
an improper, wicked, or immoral act
- 1.
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
做了不该做的事,可指罪过、道德过错或不同程度的犯罪。
- 2.
improper or wicked or immoral behavior
不当、邪恶或不道德的行为
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
In use
The manager warned the employee that another misdeed would lead to dismissal.
He tried to hide his past misdeeds from his new friends.
The team captain publicly apologized for the misdeeds committed during the season.
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。
The corrupt manager was finally punished for his misdeeds.
那位腐败的经理最终因其恶行受到了惩罚。
a misdeed against someone/something
against 引出行为所伤害的对象，语气较正式。
Connections
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
- 原谅某人的过错
- She found it hard to forgive his misdeeds.她觉得很难原谅他的过错。
Learner notes
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。
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”。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.