"mistaking" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 弄錯
• 誤認

Definition

認為某物或某人是另一物或另一個人；在辨認時犯錯誤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是'mistake'的現在分詞，多用於'for'之後（如 'mistaking him for his brother'），語氣正式或中性。注意勿與'misunderstanding'（誤解）混淆，該詞強調認錯。

Examples

I am always mistaking her name for her sister's.

我總是**弄錯**她的名字和她姐姐的名字。

The boy kept mistaking salt for sugar.

那個男孩一直在**把**鹽**誤認**為糖。

She apologized for mistaking the address.

她因**弄錯**了地址而道歉。

Are you mistaking me for someone else?

你是不是**把我誤認**成別人了？

People keep mistaking my friendly attitude for flirting.

人們總是**把**我的友好當作在調情。

Don’t worry about mistaking the time; it happens to everyone.

別擔心**弄錯**了時間，這種事大家都會遇到。