"misquote" in Chinese (Traditional)
誤引斷章取義
Definition
將別人的話錯誤地重述,通常改變原意或原話。這通常是因為誤會或粗心大意造成的。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於正式或媒體場合,通常指報導或引用他人言論。不要和 'misinterpret'(誤解) 或 'misrepresent'(誤述、扭曲)混淆。常見被動式用法:'被誤引'。
Examples
The newspaper misquoted the president's speech.
報紙**誤引**了總統的演講。
Sometimes people misquote famous sayings.
有時候人們會**誤引**名言。
Be careful not to misquote your teacher in the report.
寫報告時要小心,不要**誤引**老師的話。
He felt frustrated after being misquoted on social media.
在社羣媒體上被**誤引**後,他感到很沮喪。
Celebrities often complain about being misquoted in interviews.
名人經常抱怨在訪問中被**斷章取義**。
I didn’t mean to misquote you—sorry if I got your words wrong.
我不是故意要**誤引**你——如果說錯了請原諒。