misrepresentation

英 [ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən]

美 [mɪsˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən]

n.  讹传，误言；虚伪的陈述；与事实不符的陈述、误传、误述、歪曲；不正当的代表；不称职的代表；不诚实表示

复数：misrepresentations　

GRE计算机经济

BNC.12758 / COCA.16528

柯林斯词典

• VERB 误述;对…作不准确的叙述;歪曲
  If someonemisrepresentsa person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like.
  1. He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying...
     他说新闻媒体把他歪曲成了一个傲慢而又霸道的人。
  2. Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers...
     好莱坞电影把我们歪曲成酒鬼、疯子和杀人凶手。
  3. Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents...
     凯恩斯故意歪曲了反对者的观点。
  4. The spokesman said that the extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.
     发言人说目前罢工的程度正被人误传。

英英释义

noun

• a willful perversion of facts
  Synonym:falsification
• a misleading falsehood
  Synonym:deceitdeception

双语例句

• Who have sought to obtain a visa by misrepresentation or fraud;
  通过不实或蒙骗手段谋取了签证；
• To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error. He had short-circuited protocol.
  使过分简单化简单到了引起曲解、误会或错误的程度他有意简化了礼仪。
• Misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election.
  误传或者改变真实选举结果。
• Experimental Study on the Information Misrepresentation in Social Decision Making
  社会决策中信息错误表征的实验研究
• Accusing them of fraud, avarice, and downright misrepresentation.
  指责他们欺诈、贪婪以及竭尽歪曲之能事。
• I observed your disgust at the misrepresentation of these people on radio and TV, and in the newspapers.
  我感到了你对广播和电视以及新闻报纸上对于这些人歪曲事实的报道感到厌恶。
• In addition, the legal obligation of misrepresentation of identity shall be nailed down, and the relevant remedies shall be offered simultaneously.
  另外，在法律层面上应及早明确自报身份虚假陈述的法律责任，同时制定相关的纠错程序及救济措施。
• Make reasonable and diligent efforts to avoid any material misrepresentation in any research report or investment recommendation.
  做出合理和审慎的努力，避免任何研究报告或投资建议中有任何重大失误。
• The necessary meeting of the minds does not exist, or the consent of one of the parties was brought about by fraud, misrepresentation, or by duress, or if the agreement is founded on mistake.
  必要的合意不存在，或者一方的同意是由欺诈、误述或胁迫带来的，或者协议是基于错误的。
• A person induced to enter a contract due to a fraudulent misrepresentation can rescind the contract and claim damages.
  因欺诈性虚假陈述而签订合同的人有权撤销合同并进行索赔。