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词汇 mispronounce
释义

Definition of mispronounce in English:

mispronounce

verb mɪsprəˈnaʊnsˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns
[with object]
  • Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.

    发错(词)的音;读错

    she mispronounced my name

    她把我的名字读错了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The other day I heard a government minister mispronounce a word.
    • The latest new trend in pop - mispronouncing the names of bands - must stop immediately
    • Besides, people mispronounce my name all the time.
    • By the time I'd gotten halfway through it I was ready to strangle him every time he mispronounced the word ‘drama.’
    • How powerful do you have to be to mispronounce your own name and not have anyone tell you?
    • In his excitement, he mispronounces Gordon's name.
    • So don't laugh at someone who mispronounces words until you know a bit more about their origins, not only regional (a point that Mark makes) but also with respect to class and family educational level.
    • Many people mispronounce her last name, which is properly pronounced COG-lin.
    • Unconvincingly, the Tory leader - mispronouncing the word ‘leadership’ - said he welcomed the chance to put his job on the line.
    • The fact that this sort of name is systematically mispronounced is really alarming.
    • He mispronounced several words and phrases and even Republican spin doctors privately concede he was not at his best.
    • And then we sat down and he told me in no uncertain terms that I'd mispronounced a word, and that if I ever embarrassed him like that again, he'd kill me.
    • As often as not, the journalist mispronounces the name of the religious group he or she is covering.
    • Finally I heard a woman saying my name, mispronouncing it a little.
    • He was corrected on the newsgroup, and when I queried him about the word he replied that he had ‘been mispronouncing the word for eons’.
    • Words are mispronounced, accents are horribly wrong, and the acting is no more convincing than an elementary school play put on at Christmas by Grade 4 kids.
    • I liked her best when she was mispronouncing French terms.
    • Correct your child every time she mispronounces a word.
    • And, last but not least, she does not, like most people, mispronounce the word joust.
    • I've always had a tendency to trip over words or mispronounce things that I can say perfectly well in my head.

Derivatives

  • mispronunciation

  • noun mɪsprənʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)nˌmɪsprəˌnənsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n
    mass noun
    • Incorrect pronunciation of a word.

      she corrects his mispronunciation of her name
      Example sentencesExamples
      • count noun she has trouble with misspellings and mispronunciations
      • The Esmonde's named the castle after a place called Hunnington in Lincolnshire from which the Esmondes originally came and the name ‘Huntington’ came as a mispronunciation.
      • If he's brought up in England, he's up for a life of misspelling and mispronunciation of his name.
      • Then there's the time I was dealing with a sobbing woman on the phone, processing some information relating to her husband's death; and I made a glaring mispronunciation.

Rhymes

announce, bounce, denounce, flounce, fluid ounce, jounce, ounce, pounce, pronounce, renounce, trounce

Definition of mispronounce in US English:

mispronounce

verbˌmɪsprəˈnaʊnsˌmisprəˈnouns
[with object]
  • Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.

    发错(词)的音;读错

    she mispronounced my name

    她把我的名字读错了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I've always had a tendency to trip over words or mispronounce things that I can say perfectly well in my head.
    • I liked her best when she was mispronouncing French terms.
    • Finally I heard a woman saying my name, mispronouncing it a little.
    • And then we sat down and he told me in no uncertain terms that I'd mispronounced a word, and that if I ever embarrassed him like that again, he'd kill me.
    • And, last but not least, she does not, like most people, mispronounce the word joust.
    • He was corrected on the newsgroup, and when I queried him about the word he replied that he had ‘been mispronouncing the word for eons’.
    • Correct your child every time she mispronounces a word.
    • He mispronounced several words and phrases and even Republican spin doctors privately concede he was not at his best.
    • The fact that this sort of name is systematically mispronounced is really alarming.
    • Unconvincingly, the Tory leader - mispronouncing the word ‘leadership’ - said he welcomed the chance to put his job on the line.
    • The other day I heard a government minister mispronounce a word.
    • Besides, people mispronounce my name all the time.
    • How powerful do you have to be to mispronounce your own name and not have anyone tell you?
    • The latest new trend in pop - mispronouncing the names of bands - must stop immediately
    • Words are mispronounced, accents are horribly wrong, and the acting is no more convincing than an elementary school play put on at Christmas by Grade 4 kids.
    • So don't laugh at someone who mispronounces words until you know a bit more about their origins, not only regional (a point that Mark makes) but also with respect to class and family educational level.
    • By the time I'd gotten halfway through it I was ready to strangle him every time he mispronounced the word ‘drama.’
    • As often as not, the journalist mispronounces the name of the religious group he or she is covering.
    • In his excitement, he mispronounces Gordon's name.
    • Many people mispronounce her last name, which is properly pronounced COG-lin.
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