Word · Frequency #22994
misinformation
错误信息；不实消息；误传
information that is incorrect
- 1.
Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
错误的信息,无论是有意还是无意造成的。
错误的信息,无论是有意还是无意造成的。；错误的消息；误传；[法] 错误的消息；误传
In use
He spread misinformation about the meeting time, so many people arrived late.
It's important to check the facts before sharing misinformation online.
The website was criticized for spreading misinformation about local restaurants.
misinformation about [topic]
表示“关于某事的错误信息”时，常用介词 about。
The article is full of misinformation about the new policy.
这篇文章充满了关于新政策的错误信息。
spread misinformation
Social media can spread misinformation very quickly.
社交媒体能非常迅速地传播不实消息。
a piece of misinformation
若想表达“一条错误信息”，英语用 a piece of misinformation。
He repeated a piece of misinformation he had heard online.
他重复了一条从网上听来的不实消息。
Common mistakes
There are many misinformation about the vaccine on social media.There is a lot of misinformation about the vaccine on social media.
misinformation 是不可数名词，不能用 many 修饰，也不能与复数谓语搭配；表示“很多错误信息”应改用 a lot of，并搭配单数谓语 is。
This article is full of wrong misinformation.This article is full of misinformation.
misinformation 本身就含有“错误的、不实的”之意，再加 wrong 会造成语义重复；删去 wrong 后意思不变，表达也更自然。
Connections
Collocations
- spread misinformation
- 传播虚假信息
- Social media makes it easy to spread misinformation.社交媒体让人们很容易传播虚假信息。
- combat misinformation
- 打击虚假信息
- The government launched a campaign to combat misinformation.政府发起了一场打击虚假信息的运动。
- misinformation campaign
- 虚假信息宣传活动
- The article exposed a coordinated misinformation campaign.这篇文章揭露了一场协调一致的虚假信息宣传活动。
- misinformation online
- 网上的虚假信息
- Misinformation online can influence public opinion.网上的虚假信息会影响舆论。
- victim of misinformation
- 虚假信息的受害者
- Many people became victims of misinformation during the pandemic.疫情期间许多人成为虚假信息的受害者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 misinformation 连读成 miss information：错过真相，得到的就是错误信息。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news media、social media、public discourse 这是一个中性偏正式的词，通常用于新闻报道、社交媒体或公共讨论中，指错误或不实的信息。相比口语，它在书面或严肃语境中更常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 misinformation 一样，末尾有 /eɪʃən/ 的读音，构成押韵。注意拼写相似的 misinform (/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrm/) 和 misinformed (/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːrmd/) 读音不同，它们的结尾是 /fɔːrm/，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.