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A misnomer is a name that is wrong for the thing it names — the name says one thing, but the thing is really something else.
A misnomermisnomer is是指 a name that is wrong for the thing it names一個跟它所指的東西對不上的名稱 the name says one thing名稱講的是一回事 but the thing is really something else但東西其實是另一回事
People almost always use it in one fixed shape: 'X is a misnomer', or 'the name X is a misnomer'. You say it when you want to stop and point out that a familiar name is .
People almost always use it人們幾乎都用固定的句型 'X is a misnomer', or 'the name X is a misnomer'像是「X is a misnomer」，或「the name X is a misnomer」 when you want to stop and point out當你想要停下來指出 that a familiar name is misleading一個大家熟悉的名稱其實會讓人誤會時 You say it你就會用這個詞
For example, a peanut is not a nut, so 'peanut' is a bit of a misnomer; the Chinese gooseberry became the kiwifruit, and neither name is really about a bird or a berry.
For example舉例來說 a peanut is not a nutpeanut（花生）其實不是nut（堅果） so 'peanut' is a bit of a misnomer所以「peanut」多少算是個misnomer the Chinese gooseberry became the kiwifruitChinese gooseberry後來改叫kiwifruit and neither name is really about a bird or a berry但這兩個名字其實都跟鳥或莓果沒什麼關係
It is a noun, and it is a slightly formal, thoughtful word — you meet it in writing, in explanations, in the middle of an article where the writer wants to be careful.
It is a noun這是個名詞 and it is a slightly formal, thoughtful word也是個稍微正式、講究用字的詞 you meet it in writing, in explanations常出現在寫作和解釋說明裡 in the middle of an article where the writer wants to be careful出現在作者想講究用字的文章段落中
It is not an insult and not really a complaint. It does not mean the name is bad or ugly; it means the name does not fit the facts.
It is not an insult這不是在罵人 and not really a complaint也不算是在抱怨 It does not mean the name is bad or ugly不是說這個名字很爛或很難聽 it means the name does not fit the facts而是說這個名字跟事實對不上
Notice too that people often it: 'something of a misnomer', 'a bit of a misnomer'. That is because names that stick are usually half-right, and the speaker is being fair about it.
Notice too that還要注意 people often soften it人們常常會把語氣放軟 'something of a misnomer', 'a bit of a misnomer'說成「something of a misnomer」、「a bit of a misnomer」 That is because這是因為 names that stick are usually half-right會流傳下來的名字通常也有一半是對的 and the speaker is being fair about it講的人只是想要公平一點
There is also a rarer verb, to misnomer someone, meaning to name them — you will hardly ever see it, so leave it alone.
There is also a rarer verb另外還有一個比較少見的動詞用法 to misnomer someoneto misnomer someone meaning to name them wrongly意思是把某人的名字取錯 you will hardly ever see it你幾乎不會看到這個用法 so leave it alone不用特別去記它
組成mis- (wrongly, badly) + -nomer (naming), from Old French mesnomer 'to name wrongly'. The -nomer piece goes back to Latin nōmen, 'name'.
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
misnomernoun/(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/
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lawA mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.
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An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.
- […] plaintiff's misstyling himself as corporation in initial complaint constituted case of misnomer.
- Rewilding[…]is also a misnomer, for whether by getting rid of tens of thousands of sheep in Patagonia or introducing a living species as a surrogate for an extinct one – Sayaguesa cattle in place of aurochs in Croatia’s Velebit Mountains, for instance – rewilding requires more human intervention than its name suggests.
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A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both.
- The name Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.
- The word blackboard as applied to green or brown chalkboards is a misnomer but is not incorrect, as the broad sense of the word is idiomatic.
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Something which is asserted not to be true; a mistaken belief, a falsehood, a myth.
- It’s a misnomer that all doctors have bad handwriting.
misnomerverb/(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/
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To use an incorrect, and especially misleading, name for (someone or something); to misidentify, to misname.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。