Word · Frequency #13874
misinterprets
误解；曲解；误读
misinterprets is the third person singular of misinterpret.
to understand or explain something in the wrong way
尤指错误地理解某人的话、行为或意图。
- 1.
To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.
误解；错误地解释。
误解；错误地解释。；曲解
In use
Don't misinterpret my silence as anger; I'm just thinking.
She misinterpreted his friendly smile as a romantic interest.
He is misinterpreting the data because he ignored the context.
misinterpret sth
直接接名词宾语。
She misinterpreted his silence.
她曲解了他的沉默。
misinterpret sth as sth
表示将某事物错误理解为另一事物。
He misinterpreted her advice as criticism.
他曲解了她的建议，认为那是批评。
misinterpret wh-clause
后接疑问词引导的从句。
They misinterpreted what the manager said.
他们曲解了经理说的话。
Verb forms
base misinterpret · third person misinterprets · -ing misinterpreting · past misinterpreted · past participle misinterpreted
Common mistakes
He misinterpreted.He misinterpreted my comment.
“misinterpret”是及物动词，后面必须接宾语。
She misinterpreted about his tone.She misinterpreted his tone.
“misinterpret”直接接宾语，不需要介词。
Connections
Collocations
- misinterpret someone's intentions
- 曲解某人的意图
- Don't misinterpret her intentions; she is only trying to help.别曲解她的意图，她只是想帮忙。
- misinterpret the data
- 错误解读数据
- If you misinterpret the data, the results of the experiment may be wrong.如果你错误解读数据，实验结果可能会出错。
- misinterpret a remark
- 误解一句话
- He misinterpreted my remark as a criticism.他把我的一句话误解为批评。
- misinterpret a gesture
- 误解一个手势
- Tourists may misinterpret a local gesture and cause offense.游客可能误解当地人的一个手势并冒犯他人。
- misinterpret what someone says
- 误解某人的话
- It is easy to misinterpret what someone says in a text message.人们在短信中很容易误解对方所说的话。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mis-（错）+ interpret（解读）→ 解读错了＝曲解。联想 miss：错过真正意思。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术或正式讨论、新闻报道 该词多用于较正式或中性的语境，如学术、新闻或理性讨论；日常口语中通常更常说 misunderstand。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 misinterpret 押韵：interpret, reinterpret。拼写相似但发音不同：intercept, interrupt, interpreter。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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