misnomer

US [mɪsˈnoʊmər]
UK [mɪsˈnəʊmə(r)]
  • n.使用不恰当（或不准确）的名称；用词不当
  • Web误称；误名；误用词
Plural Form：misnomers  

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misnomer
n.
1.
使用不恰当（或不准确）的名称；用词不当a name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate
‘Villa’ was something of a misnomer ─the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
“别墅”一说有点不妥，那地方只不过是座旧农舍。

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1.
Though calling it a local deals business in a mega-city like Beijing, for example, is a little bit of a misnomer, Chao says.
赵克仁还称，在北京这样的超大型城市，将糯米称为“本地”商户折扣服务似乎有些用词不当。
zhào kè rén hái chēng , zài běi jīng zhè yàng de chāo dà xíng chéng shì , jiāng nuò mǐ chēng wéi " běn dì " shāng hù zhé kòu fú wù sì hū yǒu xiē yòng cí bú dàng 。
www.forbeschina.com
2.
Decoupling was always a misnomer if it implied that an American recession would have no impact in the East.
如果脱钩是讲美国经济衰退不会对东方产生影响的话，那么这是误导。
rú guǒ tuō gōu shì jiǎng měi guó jīng jì shuāi tuì bú huì duì dōng fāng chǎn shēng yǐng xiǎng de huà , nà me zhè shì wù dǎo 。
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3.
It's a common misnomer to call the language "assembler" , so start out on the right foot by calling the language by its proper name.
把这门语言叫做“汇编程序”这种用词不当相当普遍，因此，请从这门语言的正确称呼作为起点出发。
bǎ zhè mén yǔ yán jiào zuò " huì biān chéng xù " zhè zhǒng yòng cí bú dàng xiāng dāng pǔ biàn , yīn cǐ , qǐng cóng zhè mén yǔ yán de zhèng què chēng hu zuò wéi qǐ diǎn chū fā 。
www.51testing.com
4.
Note : Pre-compiled software packages are usually called "binaries, " although this is something of a misnomer.
注：预先编译的软件包通常称为“二进制文件”，尽管这不很贴切。
zhù : yù xiān biān yì de ruǎn jiàn bāo tōng cháng chēng wéi " èr jìn zhì wén jiàn " , jǐn guǎn zhè bù hěn tiē qiè 。
www.ibm.com
5.
In this respect, the NIC adds, speaking of the "the international order" may become something of a misnomer.
美国国家情报委员会补充称，从这点来看，谈论“国际秩序”可能有些用词不当。
měi guó guó jiā qíng bào wěi yuán huì bǔ chōng chēng , cóng zhè diǎn lái kàn , tán lùn " guó jì zhì xù " kě néng yǒu xiē yòng cí bú dàng 。
www.ftchinese.com
6.
So, the whole concept of anti aging is a bit of a misnomer.
因此，抵抗衰老这一概念总体上有点用词不当。
yīn cǐ , dǐ kàng shuāi lǎo zhè yī gài niàn zǒng tǐ shàng yǒu diǎn yòng cí bú dàng 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
The term is a misnomer, as it is often used to refer to any ring sound, almost all of which are not tones.
这一术语是用词不当，因为它往往是用来指任何环声，几乎所有这些都没有声调。
zhè yī shù yǔ shì yòng cí bú dàng , yīn wèi tā wǎng wǎng shì yòng lái zhǐ rèn hé huán shēng , jī hū suǒ yǒu zhè xiē dōu méi yǒu shēng diào 。
q.sohu.com
8.
The term Style is a bit of a misnomer, since these conventions cover far more than just source file formatting.
用风格这个词来描述不是很准确，因为这些规范覆盖的内容远远超过了源代码的格式。
yòng fēng gé zhè ge cí lái miáo shù bú shì hěn zhǔn què , yīn wèi zhè xiē guī fàn fù gài de nèi róng yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò le yuán dài mǎ de gé shì 。
blog.csdn.net
9.
The term "retail therapy" is a bit of a misnomer.
关于这个术语“购物疗法”，实际上有一点点误称。
guān yú zhè ge shù yǔ " gòu wù liáo fǎ " , shí jì shang yǒu yì diǎn diǎn wù chèn 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Garnett : Only talking about carbon emissions is actually a bit of a misnomer.
加内特：只有谈论的碳排放量实际上是有点用词不当。
jiā nèi tè : zhǐ yǒu tán lùn de tàn pái fàng liàng shí jì shang shì yǒu diǎn yòng cí bú dàng 。
article.yeeyan.org
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