一、mistake的用法
1. 表示“错误”,通常为可数名词;表示犯错误,通常用动词 make;另外注意与介词常用搭配。如:
You made a mistake about the time. 你弄错了时间。
She made a mistake over the bill. 她把账算错了。
Don’t make any mistake about me. 不要误解我的意思。
用于by mistake, 意为“错误地”“弄错地”。如:
The nurse gave me the wrong medicine by mistake. 护士给我吃错了药。
I’m sorry, I opened one of your letters by mistake. 对不起,我错拆了你的一封信。
2. 用作动词,表示“把……误认为是……”,一般用介词 for。如:
She mistook a rope for a snake. 她把一条绳子误认为蛇。
She had mistaken friendship for love. 她误把友情当成了爱情。
二、mistaken的用法
1. 表示某人的误会、误解或弄错等,通常用作表语。如:
It appears to me that you are all mistaken. 我看你们都错了。
表示“在……方面弄错”,其后通常接介词about。如:
He is mistaken about her. 他误会她了。
He may have been mistaken about what he saw. 他可能看错了。
有时后接in doing sth,表示“错误地……”。如:
You are mistaken in thinking that they will help you. 你要是认为他们会帮助你,那你就错了。
要加强语气,除可用very, very much, quite, seriously等修饰外,还可用sadly修饰。如:
If you think I’m going to help, you’re sadly mistaken. 如果你认为我会帮忙,那你就完全错了。
2. 表示错误的行为、想法或犯错误的人等,多用作定语。如:
That’s a mistaken idea. 那是个错误的想法。
A mistaken person should admit his error. 一个犯错误的人应该要承认错误。
I helped him in the mistaken belief that he needed me. 我误以为他需要我所以去帮助他了。