misrepresent

misrepresent — verb

1. to give a deliberately wrong or incomplete account of facts, someone's statement

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

to give a deliberately wrong or incomplete account of facts, someone's statements, or events, usually with the aim of gaining something for yourself.

例句

The newspaper article completely misrepresented what the professor said about the new energy policy.

misrepresent + wh-clause (what + subject + said)

Lucía felt that the report misrepresented her views on the proposed changes.

同義詞
  • distort

    emphasises changing the original shape or meaning of something, often physically or metaphorically; slightly less deliberate-sounding than 'misrepresent'

  • falsify

    more concrete and specific — usually refers to altering documents, records, or data; implies deliberate fraud

  • twist

    informal; suggests a clever but unfair manipulation of someone's words to make them mean something else

  • bend

    less severe than 'misrepresent'; suggests stretching the truth rather than fully breaking it

反義詞

文法句型

misrepresent + noun phrase

misrepresent + noun phrase + as + noun phrase/adjective

misrepresent + oneself + as + noun phrase

misrepresent + wh-clause (what/how/why)

用法筆記

Common in formal, legal, and journalistic contexts. The pattern 'misrepresent + something/someone + as + noun/adjective' is frequent for describing false claims about identity or status: 'He misrepresented the situation as safe and under control.' The passive voice ('was misrepresented') is also very common in reporting contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The journalist misrepresented about the facts in the article.
✅The journalist misrepresented the facts in the article.
💡'misrepresent' is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'about'.
❌She misrepresented that the project was finished.
✅She misrepresented the project's status by saying it was finished.
💡'misrepresent' is not normally followed directly by a 'that'-clause; use a noun phrase instead.