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?
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BI 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.