1. 1惡行、壞事(偏正式;口語較常說「幹了壞事」)

    A misdeed is a wrong thing someone has done — not a small slip, like spilling tea, but a real bad act. It can be against the law (stealing, lying in court), or against what a group calls right (hurting someone, cheating, breaking a serious promise).

    A misdeedmisdeed(惡行) is a wrong thing someone has done是某人做過的一件錯事 not a small slip不是小差錯 like spilling tea像是打翻茶水 but a real bad act而是真正的壞行為 It can be against the law它可能是違法的 (stealing, lying in court)(偷竊、在法庭上說謊) or against what a group calls right或違反某個群體認定的對錯 (hurting someone, cheating, breaking a serious promise)(傷害別人、欺騙、違背重要的承諾)

    The word feels a bit old and formal. Teachers, judges, newspapers, and religious writing still use it; friends talking about last night usually say something simpler, like a bad thing, a crime, or what he did.

    The word feels這個詞給人的感覺 a bit old and formal有點老派又正式 Teachers, judges, newspapers, and religious writing老師、法官、報紙和宗教文章 still use it仍然會用它 friends talking about last night朋友聊昨晚的事 usually say something simpler通常會說更簡單的說法 like a bad thing像是壞事 a crime犯罪 or what he did或他做的事

    People sometimes stretch it for comic effect — calling a tiny mistake a misdeed — but they are joking.

    People sometimes人們有時候 stretch it會誇張使用 for comic effect來製造搞笑效果 calling a tiny mistake把小失誤說成 a misdeedmisdeed but they are joking但他們是在開玩笑

    One misdeed is one act; a person can have many. It names the act, not the person.

    One misdeed一個misdeed is one act是一件事 a person一個人 can have many可以做出很多件 It names the act這個詞指的是行為本身 not the person而不是那個人

core核心畫面

組成mis- (wrongly, badly) + deed (an action). From Old English misdǣd.

同家族的字

  • deedthe action half: a deed is something you do
  • misleadsame mis- prefix: to lead someone the wrong way

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。

misdeednoun/mɪsˈdiːd/

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    That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

    • The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.
    • These [putting feet on seats and leaving rubbish behind] are officially among the worst habits revealed by staff working on Northern's trains and at stations. Other bugbears include playing music through loudspeakers, not giving way to passengers getting off the train and actually illegal activities such as fare evasion and vaping in enclosed spaces. The list of misdeeds was released by the operator on March 3 to coincide with Employee Appreciation Day.

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