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misstate something
misstate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不用介词。
The article misstated the company's revenue.
这篇文章误报了公司的收入。
说错；误述
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说错；误述
state something incorrectly
The article misstated the company's revenue.
这篇文章误报了公司的收入。
无意中做出错误陈述；因口误说错话。
To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.
misstate
Base
原形
misstates
3rd person
第三人称单数
misstating
-ing
现在分词
misstated
Past
过去式
misstated
Past participle
过去分词
She often misstates the facts in her report.
她经常在报告中错误地陈述事实。
He misstated his age on the form.
他在表格上错误地填报了年龄。
They have misstated the total twice.
他们已经两次错误地陈述了总数。
规则动词：misstate – misstates – misstating – misstated – misstated；及物动词，后接宾语。
The report misstates the number of students who passed the exam.
报告把通过考试的学生人数说错了。
He misstated his age on the form, but the mistake was soon noticed.
他在表格上把年龄写错了，但错误很快就被发现了。
Please be careful not to misstate the facts during the interview.
面试时请务必小心，不要把事实说错。
misstate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不用介词。
The article misstated the company's revenue.
这篇文章误报了公司的收入。
可以用 what 等疑问词引导的从句作宾语。
He misstated what the report actually said.
他错误地陈述了报告实际所说的内容。
被动语态很常用，主语是被说错的信息。
The figures were misstated in the annual report.
这些数字在年度报告中被误述。
Not this
He misstated in his report.
Use this
He misstated the facts in his report.
misstate 是及物动词，必须直接跟宾语，表示“说错的内容”，不能像不及物动词那样单独使用；补上 the facts 后句子才完整。
Not this
The report contains a misstate.
Use this
The report contains a misstatement.
misstate 是动词，不能直接用作名词；表示“错误陈述、误述”这个行为或结果时，应用名词形式 misstatement。
Not this
He misstated about the company's earnings.
Use this
He misstated the company's earnings.
misstate 是直接及物动词，后面不接介词 about；其宾语应为被说错的内容，即 the company's earnings。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
误述事实
The report misstated the facts about the incident.
这份报告对事件的事实陈述有误。
错误地陈述法律
The judge misstated the law in her instructions.
法官在指示中错误地陈述了法律。
误述立场
She misstated her position on the issue during the interview.
她在采访中说错了自己在这个问题上的立场。
报错数字
The CEO misstated the figures in the quarterly report.
首席执行官在季度报告中把数字说错了。
故意误述
He deliberately misstated the company's profits.
他故意虚报了公司利润。
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mis-（错）+ state（陈述）= 说错；记住“错误地陈述（state）”就是误述。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式报告、法律文书、新闻稿 misstate 是正式用词，通常用于正式写作或法律、新闻等需要精确表述的场合，表示“说错”或“误述”。日常口语中比较少见。
These words rhyme with the stressed syllable /steɪt/ of misstate: state, estate, late, wait, weight. Beware that devastate ends in the same -state spelling but has stress on the first syllable (/ˈdevəsteɪt/), so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.