
wrong
词源
源自中古英语 'wrong',古英语 'wrang',意为 '扭曲的' 或 '不公正的',与古诺尔斯语 'rangr'(错误的)同源。
adjective
❶ 不正确或错误的,指与事实、真相或标准不符的事物或行为。
“You gave the wrong answer to the question.”
(你对这个问题给出了错误的答案。)
“She took the wrong bus and ended up in a different city.”
(她坐错了公交车,结果到了另一个城市。)
❶ 不道德的或不公正的,指违背道德或公平原则的行为或态度。
“Stealing is wrong no matter the reason.”
(无论出于什么原因,偷窃都是不对的。)
“It's wrong to treat people unfairly.”
(不公平地对待他人是错误的。)
noun
❶ 错误或不公正的行为或情况,通常指违反道德或法律的行为。
“He tried to right the wrongs of the past.”
(他试图纠正过去的错误。)
“The court recognized the wrong done to the victim.”
(法庭承认了对受害者的不公正行为。)
adverb
❶ 以错误的方式或方向,表示行为或状态的不正确性。
“He spelled the word wrong.”
(他把这个单词拼错了。)
“The package was delivered to the wrong address.”
(包裹被送到了错误的地址。)
verb
❶ 不公正地对待某人或冤枉某人,通常指对他人造成伤害或不公。
“He felt he had been wronged by his employer.”
(他觉得被雇主冤枉了。)
“She wronged her friend by spreading rumors.”
(她散布谣言,伤害了她的朋友。)
常见短语
in the wrong — 处于错误的一方或负有责任,通常用于争论或冲突中。
“He admitted he was in the wrong after the argument.”
(争论后他承认自己错了。)
go wrong — 出现问题或失败,指事情没有按预期发展。
“Everything went wrong on their trip.”
(他们的旅行中一切都出了问题。)
do someone wrong — 冤枉或伤害某人,通常指不公正地对待他人。
“She felt her friend had done her wrong.”
(她觉得她的朋友冤枉了她。)