misnomer
英 [ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə(r)]
美 [ˌmɪsˈnoʊmər]
n. 使用不恰当(或不准确)的名称; 用词不当
复数：misnomers
BNC.19303 / COCA.19971
牛津词典
noun
- 使用不恰当（或不准确）的名称；用词不当
a name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate- ‘Villa’ was something of a misnomer ; the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
“别墅”一说有点不妥，那地方只不过是座旧农舍。
- ‘Villa’ was something of a misnomer ; the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 用词不当;使用不当的名称;误称
If you say that a word or name is amisnomer, you mean that it describes something incorrectly.- Herbal 'tea' is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.
花草“茶”是一个误称，因为这类饮料里面根本不含茶。
- Herbal 'tea' is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.
英英释义
noun
- an incorrect or unsuitable name
双语例句
- The World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday that the name swine flu is a misnomer as the deadly virus has origins among birds and humans as well as pigs.
世界动物卫生组织于本周一称，“猪流感”的说法不够恰当，因为这种致命性病毒的源头不仅存在于猪体内，还存在于禽类和人体内。 - Third, the term "exit strategy" may be a misnomer.
第三，“退市计划”这一说法或用词不当。 - To call it a hotel is a misnomer& it was more like a prison!
称它作旅馆是用词不当它更象一座监狱！ - However, this is a misnomer because the option only copies the window layouts and working sets and not things like colors of syntax highlighting, font-size templates, etc.
但是，这种说法并不正确，因为该选项只复制窗口布局和工作集，而不复制语法高亮显示的颜色、字体大小模板等内容。 - Copy and Paste Class – This is a bit of a misnomer as it copies all the classes in a specific project item.
复制和粘贴类（CopyandPasteClass）&这或许有些名不副实，因为它可以在一个特定的项目文件中复制所有的类。 - It's something of a misnomer to refer to these inexperienced boys as soldiers.
用“军人”来指这些没有经验的孩子有点用词不当。 - An inadvertent misnomer or misdescription of a person, place, lease or tenement in a document required under this Ordinance does not invalidate the document.
在根据本条例所规定的文件中，对任何人、地方、租契或物业单位的无心误称或错误说明并不使该文件失效。 - We also pointed out that dolphin-kicking is a misnomer.
我们同时指出，所谓的海豚式踢腿“Dolphin-Kicking”是一条错误的用词。 - But Mr Green stressed he would work full-time and dismissed the concept of non-executive chairmen as a misnomer.
不过，葛霖强调自己会担任全职工作，并把非执行董事长的概念斥为用词不当。 - Calling ZFS a file system is a bit of a misnomer, as it is much more than that in the traditional sense.
将ZFS称为文件系统有点名不副实，因为它在传统意义上不仅仅是个文件系统。