核心畫面

An action that has veered off the right track — either off what is true, or off what is fair.

一件事本來有一條「對」的軌道,而某個動作偏離了那條軌道。偏離的方式有兩種——可能是跟事實對不上(你以為的和真的不一樣更多收起一件事本來有一條「對」的軌道,而某個動作偏離了那條軌道。偏離的方式有兩種——可能是跟事實對不上(你以為的和真的不一樣),也可能是跟公道對不上(人家沒做這件事,卻被當成做了)。兩種都是「歪掉」,只是一個歪離了真相,一個歪離了公平。因為 wrongly 是副詞,它總是掛在動作上:不是說「這件事是錯的」,而是說「這個動作是以錯的方式做出來的」。

One branch

偏離真相與偏離公道

兩個意思共用同一個「歪掉」的畫面,差別只在偏離的是哪條線:事實那條,還是公道那條。英文用同一個字承擔兩者,所以判斷是哪一個,要看句子裡受影響的是「資訊」還是「人」。

wrongly, incorrectly · r · B2

in a way that is not correct, or based on something that is not true.

錯誤地;不正確地

原始詞典資料2 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。

wronglyadv/ˈɹɒŋ.li/

  • 1

    In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.

  • 2

    Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.

    • I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.
    • "The minute I put my nose in that door she was at me for a drop of gin, but having no instructions to supply it, and being strictly teetotal myself, I have not done so, whether rightly or wrongly I leave you to judge, doctor."

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。