Word · Frequency #13695
mistakenly
错误地；弄错地
mistakenly
- 1.
Wrongly; erroneously.
错误地；不正确地
- 2.
in a mistaken manner
以错误的方式
- 3.
By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).
意外地；非故意地；错误地
错误地；不正确地；以错误的方式；意外地；非故意地；错误地；错误地；被误解地
In use
She mistakenly took my umbrella instead of hers.
He mistakenly believed that the meeting started at nine.
The report was mistakenly sent to the wrong department.
he mistakenly believed it
mistakenly + verb
mistakenly 放在动词前，表示动作是出于错误而做的。
She mistakenly took my bag from the table.
她错误地从桌上拿走了我的包。
be + mistakenly + past participle
被动结构强调动作是被错误地执行的。
The email was mistakenly sent to the wrong person.
这封电子邮件被误发给了错误的人。
mistakenly + adjective
Connections
Collocations
- mistakenly believed
- 错误地相信
- She mistakenly believed the meeting was on Friday.她错误地相信会议在星期五。
- mistakenly assumed
- 错误地假定
- He mistakenly assumed that everyone would agree.他错误地假定所有人都会同意。
- mistakenly identified
- 错误地识别
- The witness mistakenly identified the wrong man.目击者错误地指认了错误的人。
- mistakenly concluded
- 错误地断定
- They mistakenly concluded that the data was corrupted.他们错误地断定数据已损坏。
- mistakenly attributed
- 错误地归因于
- The delay was mistakenly attributed to bad weather.延误被错误地归因于恶劣天气。
- mistakenly deleted
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 mistake（错误）+ -ly（副词后缀）：mistakenly 就是‘错误地’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、正式写作、新闻报道 mistakenly 是中性偏正式的副词，意为“错误地”，通常用于描述因疏忽或误解而做错某事。它在日常对话和正式书面语中都较常见，无明显口语或俚语倾向，也没有特定领域限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The -ly words above share the final unstressed /li/ sound with mistakenly, but they do not rhyme with it because their stressed syllables differ. Watch out: mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ and mistaken /mɪˈsteɪkən/ look similar to mistakenly but are pronounced without the final /li/ and are different parts of speech.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.