Word
mispronounces
发错音；读错
mispronounces is the third person singular of mispronounce.
to pronounce a word incorrectly
- 1.
To pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly.
错误地发音(单词、短语等)。
错误地发音(单词、短语等)。；发错音
In use
Don't worry if you mispronounce a word; the important thing is to keep trying.
My new colleague often mispronounces French wine names, but everyone thinks it's charming.
I mispronounced the street name, so the driver asked me to say it again.
mispronounce sth
及物动词，直接接读错的对象（词、名字等）。
She mispronounced his name during the introduction.
她在介绍时把他的名字读错了。
mispronounce sth as sth
as 后面引出被错读成的音或词。
Many learners mispronounce 'says' as /seiz/.
许多学习者把 says 错读成 /seiz/。
be mispronounced
常用被动语态，强调某词或名字常被读错。
The word is often mispronounced by non-native speakers.
这个词经常被非母语者读错。
Verb forms
base mispronounce · third person mispronounces · -ing mispronouncing · past mispronounced · past participle mispronounced
注意：mispronounce 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 mispronounced。
Common mistakes
She mispronounced the word wrongly.She mispronounced the word.
mispronounce 本身已包含“错误地读/发”之意，再加 wrongly 会语义重复；应直接删去多余的副词。
He mispronounced 'Leah' to 'Lie-ah'.He mispronounced 'Leah' as 'Lie-ah'.
表示“把某个词误读成某个音”时，mispronounce 后用 as 引出错误的读音，不能用 to。
Connections
Collocations
- mispronounce a word
- 读错一个单词
- Even native speakers sometimes mispronounce a word.即使是母语者有时也会读错某个词。
- mispronounce someone's name
- 读错某人的名字
- It's rude to mispronounce someone's name.把别人的名字读错是不礼貌的。
- tend to mispronounce
- 往往会读错
- Chinese learners tend to mispronounce this vowel.中国学习者往往会读错这个元音。
- commonly mispronounced word
- 常被读错的单词
- 'nuclear' is a commonly mispronounced word.“nuclear”是一个常被读错的单词。
Synonyms
- garble
- 使（词、名字等）发音混乱不清；说走样 · 比 mispronounce 更强调把词语说得模糊、混乱，常见于无意中犯的口误；也可用于消息被曲解。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：mis-（错误）+ pronounce（发音）→ 把音发错了就是 mispronounce（发错音）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：language learning、public speaking、everyday conversation mispronounce 多为中性表达，常用于描述发音错误，日常对话和教学中都比较常见；正式场合也可以用，但语气偏客观。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 mispronounce 押韵，结尾发音为 /aʊns/：announce, denounce, renounce, bounce, pounce, trounce。注意：不要被拼写相似的词迷惑，例如 'count' /kaʊnt/ 和 'mount' /maʊnt/ 结尾是 /nt/ 而不是 /ns/；'pronunciation' /prəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ 与 'pronounce' 同源但读音完全不同，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.