Word · Frequency #14201
misplaced
错位的；放错地方的
put in the wrong place or position
- 1.
Uncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings.
不适应的,尤其因环境而感到不自在。
- 2.
Lost; disoriented, put in the wrong place.
放错地方的；迷失的,不知所措的。
寄托错的；错付的；不适应的,尤其因环境而感到不自在。；放错地方的；迷失的,不知所措的。；错位的; 寄托错的
In use
The misplaced book on the library shelf should have been returned to the history section.
She noticed a misplaced file on her desk and moved it to the right folder.
A misplaced screw in the machine can cause it to stop working.
misplaced + noun
形容词作定语，表示“放错地方的”；也可比喻“（感情、信任等）寄托错的”。
He spent hours looking for his misplaced wallet.
他花了好几个小时寻找放错地方的钱包。
be misplaced
形容词作表语，常表示“（担心、信任等）没有根据的，错付的”。
My confidence in the plan was misplaced.
我对这个计划的信心是错付的。
misplace sth
动词 misplace 的过去式，表示“因放错地方而一时找不到”。
Connections
Collocations
- misplaced trust
- 错付的信任
- She later regretted her misplaced trust in the investment advisor.她后来后悔错信了那位投资顾问。
- misplaced loyalty
- 愚忠；错付的忠诚
- His misplaced loyalty kept him in a job that treated him badly.他错付的忠诚让他留在一份对他很差的工作里。
- misplaced confidence
- 错误的自信；盲目的信心
- The team's misplaced confidence led to their defeat.球队盲目的自信导致了他们的失败。
- misplaced priorities
- 轻重缓急颠倒；错误的重心
- Spending the budget on a new logo seems like misplaced priorities.把预算花在新标志上似乎是本末倒置。
- misplaced anger
- 迁怒；不该发的火
- He took his stress out on his family, and his misplaced anger hurt them.他把压力发泄在家人身上，他这通不该发的火伤害了他们。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 mis- 想成‘错’，place 是‘放’，东西放错了地方就是 misplaced——钥匙错放进口袋，翻遍全屋也找不到。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语、书面写作、正式演讲 misplaced 的语体较灵活：作形容词时（如 misplaced trust/loyalty）通常用于书面或正式语境，表示“错付的、用错地方的”；作动词 misplace 的过去式时（如 I misplaced my keys）多用于日常口语和一般写作。请根据搭配和场合选择正式或中性表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音说明：misplaced 的重音在第二音节，结尾读作 /pleɪst/。以上单词的重读元音均为 /eɪ/，后接 /st/，因此与 misplaced 押韵。注意拼写不同：-aste（taste、waste、haste、paste）和 -aced（faced、paced）都读作 /eɪst/，不能按字母逐个拼读。另注意不要与 misplace /ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/（结尾是 /s/）混淆。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.