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。
恶行;不端行为
misdeeds — plural of misdeed
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
恶行;不端行为
an improper, wicked, or immoral act
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。
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.
不当、邪恶或不道德的行为
improper or wicked or immoral behavior
The manager warned the employee that another misdeed would lead to dismissal.
经理警告那名员工,再犯一次不端行为就会被解雇。
He tried to hide his past misdeeds from his new friends.
他试图向新朋友们隐瞒自己过去的不端行为。
The team captain publicly apologized for the misdeeds committed during the season.
队长公开为自己在本赛季中犯下的不端行为道歉。
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。
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。
against 引出行为所伤害的对象,语气较正式。
The scandal was a misdeed against the whole community.
这桩丑闻是对整个社区的一种恶行。
Not this
He misdeeded at work and got fired.
Use this
He committed a misdeed at work and got fired.
misdeed 是名词,不是动词;英语中没有 misdeed 作动词的用法。表示“做了不端行为”需用 commit a misdeed。
Not this
The official committed several misdeed.
Use this
The official committed several misdeeds.
misdeed 是可数名词,在 several 等复数概念后必须用复数形式 misdeeds。
Not this
She made a misdeed during the meeting.
Use this
She committed a misdeed during the meeting.
表达“犯下恶行”的固定动词搭配是 commit,而不是 make;“make a misdeed”不符合英语习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
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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”。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.