misnomer
misnomer 英 [ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə(r)] 美 [ˌmɪsˈnoʊmə(r)]
n. 用词不当；误称；写错姓名
名词复数:misnomers
- A misnomer is a wrong or unsuitable name. It’s a misnomer to call your grandmother “Grandfather,” the same way it’s a misnomer to call a chair with four legs that doesn’t move unless you drag it across the floor, a rocking chair.
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- n. 用词不当；误称；写错姓名
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1. So, the whole concept of anti aging is a bit of a misnomer.
因此，抵抗衰老这一概念总体上有点用词不当。
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2. Garnett: Only talking about carbon emissions is actually a bit of a misnomer.
加内特：只有谈论的碳排放量实际上是有点用词不当。
- 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.
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