Misconduct is bad or dishonest behaviour by someone who was trusted to behave well — a teacher, a doctor, a police officer, a company boss, a sports player. It is a formal, often legal word.

Misconduct is bad or dishonest behaviourmisconduct是不好或不誠實的行為 by someone who was trusted to behave well是被信任應該要規矩行事的人做出來的 — a teacher, a doctor, a police officer, a company boss, a sports player像老師、醫生、警察、公司老闆、運動員。It is a formal, often legal word這是個正式、常用在法律上的字。

You hear it in the news: professional misconduct, academic misconduct (cheating or copying in school), gross misconduct (so serious the person can lose the job). It is not the word for a child being naughty, and it is heavier than bad manners. The person had a role, and they broke the rules of that role.

You hear it in the news你會在新聞裡聽到: professional misconduct「professional misconduct」（專業不當行為）, academic misconduct (cheating or copying in school)「academic misconduct」（學術不端，也就是考試作弊或抄襲）, gross misconduct (so serious the person can lose the job)「gross misconduct」（嚴重不當行為，嚴重到會丟工作）。It is not the word for a child being naughty這不是用來說小孩子調皮的字, and it is heavier than bad manners而且比bad manners（沒禮貌）嚴重。The person had a role這個人本來有一個角色, and they broke the rules of that role而他們違反了那個角色的規範。

There is a verb, to misconduct yourself, but it sounds old; today the noun does almost all the work. In sport, misconduct can also mean a serious break of the game’s rules.

There is a verb, to misconduct yourself有一個動詞用法「to misconduct yourself」, but it sounds old但聽起來很老派; today the noun does almost all the work現在幾乎都是用名詞。In sport, misconduct can also mean a serious break of the game's rules在運動比賽裡，misconduct也可以指嚴重違反比賽規則。

Though actually, newspapers sometimes use it as a polite blanket for several different wrongs — money, cruelty, or sex — so the headline is tidier than the facts.

Though actually, newspapers sometimes use it as a polite blanket不過其實，報紙有時候會用它當作一個客氣的統稱 for several different wrongs — money, cruelty, or sex來概括好幾種不同的過錯——金錢、殘忍，或性方面的, so the headline is tidier than the facts所以標題比實際情況看起來乾淨。