"a case of mistaken identity" in Chinese (Simplified)

身份误认认错人

Definition

这个表达指的是有人被错误地认作另外一个人的情况，通常是因为误会。

常用于法律、警察办案或带有幽默的场合。英语中常用 'it was a case of mistaken identity' 来形容因认错人而发生的误会。

The police realized it was a case of mistaken identity.

警方意识到这是**身份误认**。

Sorry, it was just a case of mistaken identity.

对不起，这只是**认错人**。

It turned out to be a case of mistaken identity at the airport.

结果在机场这是**身份误认**。

At first they thought he was the suspect, but it was just a case of mistaken identity.

他们一开始以为他是嫌疑人，但其实只是**认错人**。

I got stopped by security because of a case of mistaken identity.

我因为**身份误认**被安检拦下了。

It happens more often than you think—sometimes it's just a case of mistaken identity.

这种事比你想的要常见——有时候只是**认错人**。