"mistake for" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 错认为

Definition

错误地认为某人或某物是另一个人或东西；不小心把某事物或人当成另一个。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于被动语态（'被错认为...'），后面通常跟名词或代词（如'他被错认为他的哥哥'）。不要与'犯错误'混淆。日常和书面语都很常见。

Examples

I mistook her for my cousin at the party.

我在派对上把她**错认为**我的表妹。

Don't mistake salt for sugar when you bake.

烘焙时别把盐**错认为**糖。

He was mistaken for a famous actor.

他被**错认为**一位著名演员。

People often mistake my enthusiasm for anger.

人们常常把我的热情**错认为**愤怒。

She laughed when I apologized—I had totally mistaken her for someone else.

我道歉时她笑了——我竟把她**错认为**了别人。

It's easy to mistake twins for each other when you first meet them.

初次见面时，很容易把双胞胎**错认为**彼此。