misapprehension(名词):误解;误会;对某事的错误理解。常指因信息不足、理解偏差或先入为主而产生的看法错误。(也可泛指“错误的担忧/疑虑”,但更常见的是“误解”。)
/ˌmɪsˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən/
There seems to be a misapprehension about what the policy actually requires.
似乎大家对这项政策到底要求什么产生了误解。
His refusal was based on a misapprehension of the facts, which the report later corrected in detail.
他的拒绝是基于对事实的误解,而报告后来对此做了详细纠正。
由 mis-(表示“错误地”)+ apprehension(理解、领会;亦可指忧虑)构成。apprehension 源自拉丁语 apprehendere,有“抓住、领会”之意;加上 mis- 后,字面意思就是“错误地领会”,引申为“误解”。