a wrong or inaccurate name or designation 错误(或不恰当)的名字(或称呼) ‘King crab’ is a misnomer—these creatures are not crustaceans at all. “大王蟹”名称不当——这东西根本不是甲壳动物。 ■a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term 名字(或术语)误用 to call this neighbourhood policing would be a misnomer. 称这为小区治安管理是不恰当的。
语源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb mesnommer, from mes- 'wrongly' + nommer 'to name' (based on Latin nomen 'name')