"take out of context" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 断章取义

Definition

指在没有完整语境下重复某人的话或行为，使其意思被误解或曲解。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于指责别人歪曲或误解原意。新闻报道、争论或政治语境中很常见。通常用被动表达，如“被断章取义”。

Examples

Her words were taken out of context and misunderstood.

她的话被**断章取义**了，结果被误解了。

Don't take my comment out of context.

不要**断章取义**我的评论。

It's unfair when quotes are taken out of context.

当引述被**断章取义**时是不公平的。

Journalists sometimes take things out of context to make a story more dramatic.

有时候记者会**断章取义**，让新闻更戏剧化。

You can't judge his opinion if you take it out of context.

如果你**断章取义**，就无法评价他的观点。

He claimed his words were taken out of context to make him look bad.

他说他的话被**断章取义**，让他看起来很糟糕。