erroneous 是形容词,通常作定语或表语。作定语时修饰名词,如“erroneous belief”;作表语时,主语常为事实、观点或行为,如“The theory is erroneous.”。它没有比较级和最高级,因为“错误”本身不具程度性,但可用“more erroneous”表示“更错误”,尽管少见。常见句型包括“erroneous + 名词”和“be erroneous to do sth.”(做某事是错误的),但后者不如“it is erroneous to say that...”常见。易错点:不要将其与“errant”(流浪的,或错误的)混淆,errant 更常用于“errant knight”(游侠骑士)。此外,erroneous 是形容词,不可当名词用,名词形式为“erroneousness”或“erroneity”。
erroneous 属于正式语域,书面语色彩浓厚,不宜在口语或非正式场合使用。它通常不带褒贬色彩,但常用于负面语境,如指出错误、批评或纠正。常见误用包括:将其与“error”混淆,错误地用作名词;或在口语中过度使用,显得生硬。此外,erroneous 强调错误的性质,不强调错误的责任方,因此不适合用于指责个人,如“erroneous person”不自然,应说“a person who is mistaken”。在正式写作中,它常与“conclusion”、“assumption”、“data”等抽象名词搭配,避免与具体事物如“erroneous table”(错误的桌子)搭配,因为此类搭配无意义。
常见搭配
erroneous conclusion
错误的结论
erroneous assumption
错误的假设
erroneous data
错误的数据
erroneous belief
错误的信念
erroneous judgment
错误的判断
erroneous information
错误的信息
erroneous interpretation
错误的解释
erroneous report
错误的报道
句子示例
The erroneous data in the report led to a false conclusion.
报告中的错误数据导致了错误的结论。
It is erroneous to assume that all students learn at the same pace.
假定所有学生以相同速度学习是错误的。
The court overturned the verdict due to an erroneous interpretation of the law.
由于对法律的错误解释,法院推翻了判决。
His erroneous belief that the earth is flat was challenged by scientific evidence.
他关于地球是平的错误信念受到了科学证据的挑战。
The newspaper issued a retraction for its erroneous report on the incident.
该报纸因其对该事件的错误报道而发布了撤回声明。
Many erroneous assumptions about the economy were made during the crisis.