When we call a person misunderstood, we mean other people do not really see who they are, and that is why they are not liked — or are judged more harshly than they deserve. The unfairness sits in the picture other people have, not necessarily in what the person did.

When we call a person misunderstood當我們說一個人是misunderstood(被誤解的)，we mean other people do not really see who they are我們的意思是其他人並沒有真正看清這個人是什麼樣子，and而 that is why they are not liked這就是為什麼他們不受歡迎——or或 are judged more harshly than they deserve或被評斷得比他們應得的還嚴苛。The unfairness不公平的地方 sits in the picture other people have在於其他人所抱持的那個印象，not necessarily in what the person did不一定在於這個人實際做了什麼。

Quiet children, artists, and anyone who does not fit the group get this word a lot: “a misunderstood genius.” Though actually, people also use it as a soft excuse. Someone who has hurt others may say “I’m just misunderstood,” and listeners may not believe it.

Quiet children, artists, and anyone who does not fit the group安靜的孩子、藝術家、以及任何不合群的人 get this word a lot常常被用這個詞形容：“a misunderstood genius.”像「a misunderstood genius」(被誤解的天才)。Though actually不過事實上，people人們 also use it as a soft excuse也會把它當成一種委婉的藉口。Someone who has hurt others傷害過別人的人 may say “I'm just misunderstood,”可能會說「我只是被誤解了」，and而 listeners聽的人 may not believe it可能不會相信。

Separate from all that, misunderstood is also the ordinary past tense of misunderstand: “I misunderstood the question.” This entry is the describing-a-person use.

Separate from all that跟上面這些分開來看，misunderstood misunderstood is also the ordinary past tense of misunderstand也是misunderstand(誤解)這個動詞的普通過去式：“I misunderstood the question.”像「I misunderstood the question」(我誤解了這個問題)。This entry這個詞條 is the describing-a-person use指的是用來形容人的那個用法。