misrepresentation

英 [ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən]

美 [mɪsˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən]

n.  讹传，误言；虚伪的陈述；与事实不符的陈述、误传、误述、歪曲；不正当的代表；不称职的代表；不诚实表示

复数：misrepresentations　

GRE计算机经济

BNC.12758 / COCA.16528

柯林斯词典

• VERB 误述;对…作不准确的叙述;歪曲
  If someonemisrepresentsa person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like.
  1. He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying...
     他说新闻媒体把他歪曲成了一个傲慢而又霸道的人。
  2. Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers...
     好莱坞电影把我们歪曲成酒鬼、疯子和杀人凶手。
  3. Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents...
     凯恩斯故意歪曲了反对者的观点。
  4. The spokesman said that the extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.
     发言人说目前罢工的程度正被人误传。

英英释义

noun

• a willful perversion of facts
  Synonym:falsification
• a misleading falsehood
  Synonym:deceitdeception

双语例句

• The necessary meeting of the minds does not exist, or the consent of one of the parties was brought about by fraud, misrepresentation, or by duress, or if the agreement is founded on mistake.
  必要的合意不存在，或者一方的同意是由欺诈、误述或胁迫带来的，或者协议是基于错误的。
• His misrepresentation of the facts cause'd trouble.
  他的错误报导引起了麻烦。
• To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error. He had short-circuited protocol.
  使过分简单化简单到了引起曲解、误会或错误的程度他有意简化了礼仪。
• Dishonesty is foreign to his nature. A misrepresentation can be either fraudulent or innocent.
  虚假陈述可以是欺诈性的或无意的。
• Many of the litigations in the financial industry were often due to miscommunication and alleged misrepresentation.
  金融业中的很多纠纷和诉讼都可归因于不良的沟通或错误的表达。
• Examples of void contracts are those entered as a result of misrepresentation, duress or undue influence.
  由于错误表示，胁迫或不当影响所订立的合同为无效合同。
• As a detective I was accustomed to dealing with misappropriation, misrepresentation, misleading information or just missing information, all of which amounted to the criminal offence of deception or straightforward fraud.
  作为一个侦探，我已习惯于处理资金挪用、不实陈述、误导性信息、或者信息缺失等违规行为，所有这些行为都足够归入欺诈或诈骗等刑事犯罪。
• A misrepresentation is a false statement of fact made to induce a person to enter a contract.
  虚假陈述是指对某一事实作出错误的陈述以诱使他人订立合同。
• They help prevent fraud, misrepresentation, manipulation of information in stocks and bonds.
  它帮助人们防止诈骗，虚报和巧妙利用证券股票市场中，信息不对称而牟利等事情的发生。
• I never saw such a glaring example of misrepresentation.
  我从未见过像这样明目张胆地歪曲事实。