misdeed

英語

詞源

源自中古英語 misdede，源自古英語 misdǣd (「惡行」)，源自原始日耳曼語 *missadēdiz (「惡行」)，等價於mis- +‎ deed。同源詞有低地蘇格蘭語 misded (「惡行」)、西弗里斯蘭語 misdied (「惡行」)、荷蘭語 misdaad (「惡行」)、德語 Missetat (「惡行」)、瑞典語 missdåd (「惡行」)、哥特語 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (missadēþs, 「惡行」)。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /mɪsˈdiːd/
• 斷字：mis‧deed
• 韻部：-iːd

名詞

misdeed (複數 misdeeds)

1. 惡行，罪行

   The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.

   他年輕時所犯下的錯在他參加政治職位競選時成為了他的絆腳石，給他的名聲留下了污點。

   • 2023年3月22日, 「Stop & Examine」, 出自 RAIL, 第 979 期，第 71 頁:

     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.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

近義詞

• misdemeanor
• misdoing

相關詞彙

• misdo
• misdoer

參見

• mischief

參考資料

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

異序詞

• Medised, demised, meddies, medised