misspeak
UK/ˌmɪsˈspiːk/US/ˌmɪsˈspiːk/
释义
vi.
说错，失言
词源
概述
单词 misspeak 由古英语前缀 mis-（意为“错误地”）与动词 speak（意为“说话”）结合而成，字面意思是“错误地说话”。其词义演变逻辑清晰直接，从具体的“发音错误”或“用词不当”逐渐扩展到更广泛的“失言”或“不慎说出错误的话”，完美体现了其构成语素的字面含义。
例句
“The senator later clarified that he had misspoken during the heated debate.”
参议员后来澄清，在激烈的辩论中他失言了。
“I must have misspoken; what I meant to say was that the meeting is on Thursday.”
我一定是说错了；我的意思是会议在星期四。
“It's a common human tendency to misspeak under pressure.”
在压力下说错话是常见的人性倾向。