To misquote someone is to report their words wrongly. You can also call the wrong line itself a misquote — that noun use is common in speech, a little less stiff than misquotation.

To misquote someonemisquote某人 is to report their words wrongly就是把他們說的話講錯、報導錯。You can also call the wrong line itself a misquote你也可以把那句被講錯的話本身叫做a misquote——that noun use is common in speech這種名詞用法在口語裡很常見，a little less stiff than misquotation比misquotation這個字沒那麼正式。

After an interview, a politician or a singer will say “I was misquoted,” meaning the paper did not print what they actually said, or not all of it. Friends say it more lightly: “Don’t misquote me.” It can be an honest slip (you remembered the line wrong) or it can be unfair; the word does not force you to choose.

After an interview訪問結束之後，a politician or a singer will say 'I was misquoted'政治人物或歌手會說「我被misquote了」，meaning the paper did not print what they actually said意思是報紙沒有印出他們真正說的話，or not all of it或沒有印出全部的內容。Friends say it more lightly朋友之間講得比較輕鬆：'Don't misquote me'「不要misquote我喔」。It can be an honest slip它可能只是一個誠實的失誤 (you remembered the line wrong)（你把那句話記錯了）or it can be unfair或它也可能是不公平的；the word does not force you to choose這個字本身不會逼你選邊站。

What it does not mean is “to talk about someone.” You misquote words. We still say “she misquoted him” as a short way of saying she got his words wrong.

What it does not mean is 'to talk about someone'它不代表「談論某人」的意思。You misquote words你misquote的是「話」。We still say 'she misquoted him'我們還是會說「她misquote了他」 as a short way of saying she got his words wrong當作「她把他說的話記錯／講錯了」的簡短說法。