Misconstrue

(verb.) interpret in the wrong way; 'Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism'; 'She misconstrued my remarks'.

录入:诺兰

• Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Mr Fledgeby, I will not have my words misconstrued. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I hope that I may not be misconstrued into saying that the progenitors of whales did actually possess mouths lamellated like the beak of a duck. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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