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Erroneous Notion I'rəuniəs Adj.错误的,不正确的 Adjective Describes Mistaken Incorrect

英语单词 erroneous
英美音标 [i'rəuniəs]
中文释义 adj.错误的,不正确的
vocab简明 The adjective erroneous describes something or someone as mistaken and incorrect. Early explorers had the erroneous notion that the oceans were full of dragons.
vocab扩展 When we talk about being on the "straight and narrow path" we aim to live a truthful and moral life. The Latin root of erroneous, or "to be incorrect" as well as "to be immoral," is errare, which means "to wander." It's clear that we make connections between behavior and direction or space. These two ideas have been linked for a very long time!
真题原句 Allen’s contribution was to take an assumption we all share-that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts-and reveal its erroneous nature.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]错误的;出错的 Beliefs, opinions, or methods that are erroneous are incorrect or only partly correct.
  • Some people have the erroneous notion that one can contract AIDS by giving blood...

    一些人错误地认为献血会让人感染艾滋病。

  • They have arrived at some erroneous conclusions.

    他们得出了一些错误的结论。

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  • It had been widely and erroneously reported that Armstrong had refused to give evidence.

    大量失实的报道称阿姆斯特朗拒绝提供证据。

来源 2011.6

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