Word · Frequency #18914
misrepresented
歪曲；不如实陈述
misrepresented is the past of misrepresent.
represent falsely; give a false or misleading account of
- 1.
To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.
虚假地描述；不准确地描绘。
虚假地描述；不准确地描绘。；不如实地叙述(或说明)；不称职地代表
In use
The article misrepresented his comments, making it seem that he opposed the plan.
She felt the advertisement misrepresented the quality of the product.
He accused the reporter of misrepresenting the facts in the story.
misrepresent sth
misrepresent 是及物动词，直接接所歪曲的对象。
The headline misrepresented the content of the article.
这个标题歪曲了文章的内容。
misrepresent sb/sth as sth
as 后接错误描述的属性或身份。
He misrepresented himself as an expert.
他把自己歪曲成专家。
misrepresent + wh-clause
wh-从句作宾语，指歪曲某件事的具体内容。
She misrepresented what the witness had said.
她歪曲了证人的话。
Verb forms
base misrepresent · third person misrepresents · -ing misrepresenting · past misrepresented · past participle misrepresented
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均加 -ed。
Common mistakes
He misrepresentation the facts.He misrepresented the facts.
misrepresent 是动词，misrepresentation 是名词。此处需要一般过去时动词，应用 misrepresented。
Don't misrepresentate my words.Don't misrepresent my words.
misrepresent 本身已是动词，不要误加 -ate 构成不存在的形式。
The article misrepresented about his speech.The article misrepresented his speech.
misrepresent 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 about；不能把中文的“对……歪曲”直译成 about。
Connections
Collocations
- misrepresent the facts
- 歪曲事实
- The report misrepresents the facts about the accident.这份报告歪曲了事故的事实。
- misrepresent someone's views
- 歪曲某人的观点
- He felt the article misrepresented his views on climate change.他觉得那篇文章歪曲了他对气候变化的看法。
- misrepresent the situation
- 错误地描述情况
- She misrepresented the situation in her report.她在报告中错误地描述了情况。
- misrepresent history
- 歪曲历史
- Some politicians misrepresent history to support their arguments.一些政客歪曲历史来支持他们的论点。
- deliberately misrepresent
- 故意歪曲
- The lawyer accused the witness of deliberately misrepresenting the events.律师指责证人故意歪曲事实经过。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
前缀 mis- 表示“错”，represent 表示“呈现”；想象把事实像画像一样“呈现错了”→ 歪曲陈述。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律或新闻报道、学术或正式讨论 misrepresent 多用于正式语境，如法律、新闻报道或学术讨论中，表示“歪曲事实、不如实陈述”。在日常口语中较少出现，更常用 distort 或 give a false account 来表达类似意思。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the stressed sound /-ɛnt/ and rhyme with misrepresent. Note that present is a useful lookalike: only the verb (/prɪˈzɛnt/) rhymes, while the noun/adjective (/ˈprɛzənt/) does not. Represent rhymes exactly.
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。
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