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Misinformation Details Information Deliberate 英 ˌmɪsɪnfə'Meɪʃn] 美 ˌmɪsɪnfə'Meɪʃn N.错误信息

英语单词 misinformation
英美音标 英 [ˌmɪsɪnfə'meɪʃn] 美 [ˌmɪsɪnfə'meɪʃn]
中文释义 n.错误信息
英语例句 (1) Let's stop the rumors and misinformation about AIDS.
(2) Such advertisements often convey misinformation about how the virus is spread.
(3) Often, negative attitudes are based on misinformation.
中文例句 (1) 让我们停止关于艾滋病的流言和误解。
(2) 这些广告经常误传这个病毒是如何传播的。
(3) 通常,消极态度都是基于错误的信息。
vocabulary简明 Something that's stated as a fact but isn't true is misinformation, especially if this is done on purpose. During a political campaign, one candidate might accuse another of spreading misinformation about her.
vocabulary扩展 Misinformation is sometimes simply incorrect, like when your friend explains the mechanics of how airplanes fly but gets most of the details wrong. There's also the kind of misinformation that's deliberate, meant to hurt someone's reputation or keep secrets hidden. A government might release misinformation to hide classified details from spies, for example. When you add the "bad or wrong" prefix mis- to information, you get misinformation.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](常指有意提供的)假消息,错误消息 Misinformation is wrong information which is given to someone, often in a deliberate attempt to make them believe something which is not true.
  • This was a deliberate piece of misinformation.

    这是一条故意制造的假消息。

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