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Misnomer French Noun Nomer Mis'nəumə N.名字的误用 英 N

单词 misnomer
音标 ['mis'nəumə]
解释 n.名字的误用
红宝书 【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.
字源 misnomer (n.)
mid-15c., "mistaken identification of an accused or convicted person," from Anglo-French, Old French mesnomer "to misname, wrongly name," noun use of infinitive, from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + nomer "to name," from Latin nominare "nominate" (see nominate). For noun use of French infinitives, see waiver.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】mis 错误 + nomer
【相关】nominate 提名, 推荐, 命名

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