生活里经常会犯大大小小的错误。犯错不是问题,及时纠正就好。那要如何用英语表达清楚呢?快来跟Jenny、Adam学习吧!
表达错误,最核心的单词:
1) Mistake
以及
2) Mis前缀
Mistake:错误、犯错
既是名词,也是动词
名词用法:
I made a mistake: 我搞错了、我犯错了
I made a mistake about/for/on/with..: 要说具体的错误,可以使用这些介词
比如
I made a mistake about the meeting time: 我搞错会议时间了
He made a mistake with the price: 他弄错价格了
注意,mistake是可数名词。所以单数时,要加a
动词用法(使用频率远低于名词)
Don't mistake A for B: 不要把A错当成B
I mistook her kindness for love: 我把她的善意当成了爱
Don't mistake luck for competence: 不要错把运气当成能力
3)Wrong
也是很简单的词,注意它是形容词
用法:
Jenny said the wrong recording time to Adam: Jenny跟Adam说错了录音时间
I entered the wrong number: 我输错了号码
I gave her the wrong information: 我给了她错误的信息
那“搞错了”英语要怎么说?
它有两层主要的含义:
1) I made a mistake:我弄错了、我犯错了
2) I misunderstood: 我理解错了
既然说到misunderstood, 我们接下来就看看以mis作为前缀的常用单词:
I misspoke:我说错了
也可以用wrong来表达:I said it wrong.
I misheard:我听错了
或者I heard it wrong.
I misremembered: 我记错了
或者I remembered it wrong.
看错了
I misread.
或者I read it wrong.
不过并不是所有动词都能加mis前缀
比如写错了,就不能说miswrote. 可以说
I wrote it wrong.
I made a mistake with my writing.
拼错了倒是可以说:
Misspell (因为spell以s打头,所以有两个ss)
还有,生活中经常走错路或开错路
它们也不能用mis前缀。正确的表达:
I took the wrong way: 走路或者开车都适用
最后,“我错了”怎么说?
I made a mistake.
或者以前教过大家一个非常口语、却很地道的说法:
My bad.
学了那么多“错误”,希望帮你以后不要再犯同样的英语错误。
Learn from mistakes so you don't make the same mistakes.
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