mistakeとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈsteɪk/
• 韻: -eɪk

動詞

mistake (三人称単数 現在形 mistakes, 現在分詞 mistaking, 過去形 mistook, 過去分詞 mistaken)

1. (transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

   Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar.

   Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

   • c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2,^[1]

     My father’s purposes have been mistook;

   • 1777, Samuel Johnson, “Life of the Author” in The Works of Richard Savage with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, London: T. Evans, Volume I, p. lxi,^[2]

     The reigning error of his life was, that he mistook the love for the practice of virtue, and was indeed not so much a good man, as the friend of goodness.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To misunderstand (someone).
   • c. 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act II, Scene 3,^[3]

     Mistake me not, my lord; ’tis not my meaning

     To raze one title of your honour out:

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Dublin: John Smith, Volume 1, Book 3, Chapter 6, pp. 122-123,^[4]

     […] at last she so evidently demonstrated her Affection to him to be much stronger than what she bore her own Son, that it was impossible to mistake her any longer.

3. (intransitive, obsolete) To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
   • c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing, Act V, Scene 1,^[5]

     Impose me to what penance your invention

     Can lay upon my sin: yet sinn’d I not

     But in mistaking.

   • 1720, Jonathan Swift, “Letter to a Young Clergyman” in The Works of Jonathan Swift, London: Charles Elliot, 1784, Volume 10, pp. 6-7,^[6]

     No gentleman thinks it is safe or prudent to send a servant with a message, without repeating it more than once, and endeavouring to put it into terms brought down to the capacity of the bearer; yet, after all this care, it is frequent for servants to mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstandings among friends […]

4. (obsolete, まれに) To take or choose wrongly.
   • c. 1596, William Shakespeare, King John, Act III, Scene 1,^[7]

     The better act of purposes mistook

     Is to mistake again; though indirect,

     Yet indirection thereby grows direct,

   • 1716, Alexander Pope (translator), The Iliad of Homer, London: Bernard Lintott, Volume 2, Book 8, lines 151-152, p. 252,^[8]

     The Spear with erring Haste mistook its way,

     But plung’d in Eniopeus’ Bosom lay.

関連する語

• mistaken

名詞

mistake (複数形 mistakes)

1. An error; a blunder.

   There were too many mistakes in the test, that unfortuantely you failed.

   • 1877, Henry Heth, quoting Robert E. Lee, in "Causes of the Defeat of Gen. Lee's Army at the Battle of GettysburgOpinions of Leading Confederate Soldiers.", Southern Historical Society Papers (1877), editor Rev. J. WM. Jones [9]

     After it is all over, as stupid a fellow as I am can see that mistakes were made. I notice, however, that my mistakes are never told me until it is too late.

2. (baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.

使用する際の注意点

• Usually make a mistake. See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:error

派生語

• mistakeless
• make no mistake
• spelling mistake