When something is misshapen, it does not have the shape you expect. A misshapen apple may be lumpy or bent; a misshapen pot may have come out of the kiln with one side collapsed.

When something is misshapen當一個東西misshapen的時候, it does not have the shape you expect它的形狀跟你預期的不一樣. A misshapen applemisshapen的蘋果 may be lumpy or bent可能凹凸不平或彎的; a misshapen potmisshapen的陶罐 may have come out of the kiln可能是從窯裡出來時 with one side collapsed一邊塌陷了.

People also use it about bodies — a misshapen foot, a misshapen nose — but that can sound unkind, as if the person is a thing that came out “wrong.” Doctors more often name the condition, or say deformed in careful talk.

People also use it about bodies大家也會用它形容身體 — a misshapen foot, a misshapen nose像misshapen foot（畸形的腳）、misshapen nose（畸形的鼻子） — but that can sound unkind但這樣講可能顯得不友善, as if the person is a thing that came out "wrong."好像把這個人講成一個「做壞了」的東西. Doctors more often name the condition醫生比較常直接說出病名, or say deformed in careful talk或在正式場合說deformed.

You will also hear it about ideas: a misshapen argument has been twisted until it no longer sits right. The word is a little old-fashioned and a little literary; in everyday speech people often just say the wrong shape or all bent.

You will also hear it about ideas你也會聽到它用在想法上: a misshapen argument一個misshapen的論點 has been twisted until it no longer sits right被扭曲到站不住腳了. The word is a little old-fashioned and a little literary這個字有點老派、有點文學味; in everyday speech people often just say日常口語大家常常就直接說 the wrong shape or all bentthe wrong shape（形狀不對）或all bent（整個彎掉了）.