misspeak

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指说话时无意中出错,如发音不准、用词不当或表达不清,导致意思被误解。

用法要点

句型搭配

通常用作及物动词,后接直接宾语(如单词、句子),表示说错了某个内容;也可用作不及物动词,单独使用表示说话出错。

• misspeak a word
• misspeak during a speech
• I must have misspoken

介词用法

常与介词'about'连用,表示在某个话题上说错;也可用'in'表示在特定场合或语境中说错。

• misspeak about the details
• misspeak in the meeting
• misspeak on the issue

语域说明

多用于正式或半正式场合,如演讲、会议、新闻报道中,描述无意中的口误;日常口语中较少使用,更常用'say something wrong'或'make a mistake'。

• The politician misspoke in the press conference.
• She misspoke when explaining the policy.

基础例句

I'm sorry, I misspoke earlier—I meant to say 'tomorrow', not 'today'.

抱歉,我刚才说错了——我想说的是'明天',不是'今天'。

She often misspeaks when she's nervous, mixing up similar-sounding words.

她紧张时经常说错话,把发音相似的词搞混。

He misspoke the name of the city, calling it 'Paris' instead of 'Prague'.

他说错了城市名,把它叫成'巴黎'而不是'布拉格'。

高级例句

In the academic presentation, the researcher misspoke a key statistic, which was later corrected in the published paper.

在学术报告中,那位研究员说错了一个关键统计数据,后来在发表的论文中进行了更正。

During the board meeting, the CEO misspoke about the quarterly earnings, leading to temporary confusion among investors.

在董事会会议上,首席执行官说错了季度收益,导致投资者暂时产生困惑。

The diplomat's misspeak in the international forum was quickly clarified to avoid diplomatic misunderstandings.

那位外交官在国际论坛上的口误被迅速澄清,以避免外交误解。

高频搭配

verb

tend to misspeakaccidentally misspeakfrequently misspeakclearly misspeak

adjective

common misspeakminor misspeakembarrassing misspeakpublic misspeak

noun

a misspeakan instance of misspeakingthe misspeakfrequent misspeaks

adverb

unintentionally misspeakobviously misspeakrepeatedly misspeakslightly misspeak

preposition

misspeak aboutmisspeak inmisspeak onmisspeak during

phrase

apologize for a misspeakcorrect a misspeakresult from a misspeaklead to confusion due to misspeaking

常见错误

❌ 错误:I misspeak the answer in the exam.
✓ 正确:I gave the wrong answer in the exam.

'misspeak' 主要指说话时的口误或表达错误,不适用于书面考试中的答案错误;应使用更通用的表达如'gave the wrong answer'。

❌ 错误:He always misspeaks when he writes emails.
✓ 正确:He often makes typos or errors when he writes emails.

'misspeak' 特指口头表达中的错误,不适用于书面写作;描述邮件错误时,应用'makes typos'或'makes errors'。

近义词辨析

misstate

'misstate' 更强调陈述事实或信息时的错误,常涉及数据、细节的误报,可能是有意或无意的;而'misspeak' 更侧重于口头表达中的无意错误,如发音或措辞问题。

The report misstated the company's revenue (强调信息错误) vs. She misspoke the date during the speech (强调口头表达错误)。

slip of the tongue

'slip of the tongue' 是名词短语,指偶然的口误,通常轻微且瞬间发生;'misspeak' 是动词,可描述更广泛的口头错误,包括持续或重复的失误。

It was just a slip of the tongue when he said 'left' instead of 'right' (一次性口误) vs. He tends to misspeak under pressure (习惯性说错)。