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源自拉丁语 'mis-'(错误)和 'representare'(代表、描述),字面意思为'错误的描述'。
❶ 指故意歪曲事实或提供虚假信息的陈述或行为,通常带有欺骗或误导他人的意图。
“The advertisement contained several misrepresentations about the product's effectiveness.”
(广告中关于产品效果的描述存在多处虚假陈述。)
“Politicians often make misrepresentations to gain public support.”
(政客们经常通过歪曲事实来获取公众支持。)
deliberate misrepresentations — 指有意为之的虚假陈述,强调其故意性和欺骗性。
“The court found that the company had made deliberate misrepresentations to investors.”
(法庭认定该公司向投资者做出了故意的虚假陈述。)