資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mistake \Mis*take"\, v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. {Mistook}; p. p.
{Mistaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mistaking}.] [Pref. mis- + take:
cf. Icel. mistaka.]
1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.
2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend,
or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's
meaning. --Locke.
My father's purposes have been mistook. --Shak.
3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one
person for another.
A man may mistake the love of virtue for the
practice of it. --Johnson.
4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character,
qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
Mistake me not so much, To think my poverty is
treacherous. --Shak.
Mistaking \Mis*tak"ing\, n.
An error; a mistake. --Shak.
資料來源 : WordNet®
mistaking
n : putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation
of the question caused his error"; "there was no
mistaking her meaning" [syn: {misinterpretation}, {misunderstanding}]