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erroneous

UK //ɪˈrəʊ.ni.əs//US //ɪˈroʊ.ni.əs//

词源

源自拉丁语 'erroneus'(意为'流浪的,偏离的'),由 'errare'(犯错,流浪)演变而来,14世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 错误的或不正确的,指基于错误信息或理解而导致的结论、判断或陈述。常用于正式语境中描述明显的错误。

“The newspaper published an erroneous report about the event.”

(报纸发布了关于该事件的错误报道。)

“His calculations were based on erroneous data.”

(他的计算基于错误的数据。)

同义词:incorrect, wrong, mistaken, false, inaccurate

常见短语

erroneous assumption — 错误的假设,指基于不准确或不完整信息得出的错误前提或结论。

“The entire argument collapsed due to an erroneous assumption.”

(整个论证因一个错误的假设而崩溃。)

erroneous conclusion — 错误的结论,指因逻辑缺陷或事实错误导致的不正确推断结果。

“The scientist later admitted drawing an erroneous conclusion from the experiment.”

(科学家后来承认从实验中得出了错误的结论。)