Misleadingly describes the way something is done, said, or made when the effect is to give people a false picture. The key idea is indirect: a misleading thing does not have to contain a lie. Every single word can be true, and the impression the listener walks away with is still wrong — because something important was left out, or made to look bigger or smaller than it is, or placed where it suggests the wrong connection.

Misleadingly describes the way something is done, said, or mademisleadingly形容一件事被做、被說，或被製作的方式，when the effect is to give people a false picture當它造成的效果是讓人產生錯誤的印象。The key idea is indirect關鍵在於「間接」：a misleading thing does not have to contain a liemisleading的東西不需要包含謊言。Every single word can be true每一個字都可以是真的，and the impression the listener walks away with is still wrong但聽者最後留下的印象還是錯的——because something important was left out因為漏掉了重要的東西，or made to look bigger or smaller than it is或者把它講得比實際更大或更小，or placed where it suggests the wrong connection或放在會暗示錯誤關聯的位置。

Because it is an adverb, it attaches to a verb or an adjective. Two patterns cover most of what you will see.

Because it is an adverb因為它是個副詞，it attaches to a verb or an adjective會接在動詞或形容詞前面。Two patterns cover most of what you will see你會看到的用法大多逃不出兩種模式。

It sits before a past participle: misleadingly labelled, misleadingly named, misleadingly worded, misleadingly presented, misleadingly titled. And it sits before an adjective: misleadingly simple (looks easy, is not), misleadingly small, misleadingly calm.

It sits before a past participle第一種是接在過去分詞前面：misleadingly labelled標示得讓人誤解、misleadingly named取名取得讓人誤解、misleadingly worded措辭讓人誤解、misleadingly presented呈現得讓人誤解、misleadingly titled下標題下得讓人誤解。And it sits before an adjective第二種是接在形容詞前面：misleadingly simple (looks easy, is not)看起來簡單其實不簡單、misleadingly small看起來比實際小、misleadingly calm看起來比實際平靜。

That second pattern is worth a moment, because it is not really about anyone lying. "The exam was misleadingly easy at the start" — nobody deceived you; the exam just gave a false first impression. "His voice was misleadingly gentle." English uses the adverb there simply to mean the appearance and the reality do not match.

That second pattern is worth a moment第二種模式值得多看一下，because it is not really about anyone lying因為它其實跟有沒有人說謊無關。'The exam was misleadingly easy at the start'『考試一開始misleadingly easy』——nobody deceived you沒有人騙你，the exam just gave a false first impression考試只是給了錯誤的第一印象。'His voice was misleadingly gentle.'『他的聲音misleadingly gentle』。English uses the adverb there simply to mean the appearance and the reality do not match這裡的副詞單純是說：表面和實際不一樣。

Where you meet it: consumer news, advertising rules, science writing, product packaging, reports.

Where you meet it你會在哪裡遇到它：consumer news消費新聞、advertising rules廣告規範、science writing科學寫作、product packaging商品包裝、reports報告裡。

It is a formal-ish word and it carries a mild accusation, so writers reach for it when they want to criticise something's presentation without going as far as calling it a lie — which is exactly why it is so common in careful journalism and in legal language, where saying "falsely" would be a much stronger and riskier claim.

It is a formal-ish word這個字算是有點正式，and it carries a mild accusation還帶著一點輕微的指責意味，so writers reach for it所以作者會用它，when they want to criticise something's presentation當他們想批評某件事呈現的方式，without going as far as calling it a lie但又不想直接說那是謊言——which is exactly why it is so common in careful journalism這正是為什麼它在講究用詞的新聞寫作裡很常見，and in legal language也常見於法律語言，where saying 'falsely' would be a much stronger and riskier claim因為在那裡說'falsely'（造假）會是嚴重得多、風險也高得多的指控。