"misspoke" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 口誤
• 說錯話

Definition

說話時因為失誤而說錯話，通常是用錯詞語或表達錯誤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比「說錯了」更正式，多用於公開場合、道歉或演講。'I misspoke'表示對說錯話負責，語氣較為委婉。

Examples

I misspoke during the meeting and gave the wrong number.

我在會議上**口誤**，報錯了數字。

Sorry, I misspoke. The class starts at 10 a.m., not 11.

對不起，剛才**口誤**了。課是10點開始，不是11點。

He quickly admitted that he misspoke when asked about the date.

被問到日期時，他很快承認自己**說錯話**了。

If I misspoke, let me clarify what I meant.

如果我**說錯話**了，請讓我澄清我的意思。

Politicians often say they misspoke instead of admitting to a mistake.

政客們常說他們**說錯話**了，而不是直接承認錯誤。

Oh, I misspoke earlier—what I meant was next Friday, not this Friday.

哦，剛才**口誤**了——我是說下週五，不是這週五。