Misnomer
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[编辑] 解释
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- n. 名字的误用
- ［英］ n. 名字的误用 ( a wrong or unsuitable name)
- ［记］ mis+nom ( 名字) +er
- ［例］ "" Road "" was a misnomer for the rough track along which we had to drive.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle English misnoumer, from Anglo-French mesnomer, from mes- mis- + nomer to name, from Latin nominare — more at nominate
- Date: 15th century
- 1. the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
- 2.
- a. a use of a wrong or inappropriate name
- b. a wrong name or inappropriate designation
- ? misnomered adjective
