1、mis- "wrongly" + under + stand + -ing.
2、字面含义:stand in the midst of.
3、站在其中,沐浴在知识的海洋里,所谓内行、内行,身在其中,才解其味也;因此,只有身在其中,才能理解、明白。
4、At here, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *enter- "between, among". 另见:undertake.
英文词源
misunderstanding (n.)
"want of understanding," mid-15c., from present participle of misunderstand.
When misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. [Lionel Trilling]
Meaning "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1640s.
双语例句
1. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There must be some misunderstanding—I thought I ordered the smaller model.
一定是搞错了—我以为我订的是更小型号的。
来自《权威词典》
3. He was the unknowing cause of all the misunderstanding.
他无意中引起了这一切误会。
来自《权威词典》
4. We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.