英语在表达上与汉语有很多相似之处，但是也存在许多差异。比如在英语中要表达“错”，我们不仅要知道它的词性是名词、动词、形容词还是副词，还要了解它的同义词和近义词，以及在不同的语境下“错”的不同含义。
在日常生活中，对于以下的句子，我们通常可以做到脱口而出：
1. 对不起！我错怪你了。
2. 抱歉！这是我的错。
3. 你认错人了；你用错了人；她嫁错了人；我坐错了车；您打错了电话。
4. 不要错失良机哟！
5. 你吃错了药吧！
6. 请大家错开高峰期上下班。
7. 大错特错。
8. 千万不要一错再错啦。
9. 我不小心把你的电话号码删掉了。
10. 不好意思，纯属口误/笔误。
11. 我经常把你和你姐弄错，你们俩儿长得太像了。
12. 这不应该是电脑的错误，而是人为的错误。
以上这些句子用英文怎么表达呢？这里面的各种“错”又有什么区别？
1.1 mistake /mstek/ n.
(1).an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that youdid not want （言语或行为上的）错误，失误
Don't blame yourself. Weall make mistakes. 别责备自己了。是人都会犯错误。
You must tryto learn from your mistakes. 你得从所犯错误中吸取教训。
I made the mistakeof giving him my address. 我真不该把我的地址给他。
(2).a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly （用词或数字等上的）错误，口误，笔误
It's a common mistake amonglearners of English. 这是学习英语的人常犯的错误。
Her essay is fullof spelling mistakes. 她的文章到处都是拼写错误。
I took your bag insteadof mine by mistake. 我不巧错拿了你的包。
1.2. mistake /mstek/ (mistook, mistaken) vt.not to understand or judge sb./sth. correctly 误会；误解；看错
I mistook her kind adviceas an attack. 我把她善意的建议错看成了攻击。
I think you must bemistaking me for someone else. 我看你准是认错人了。
1.3. mistaken /mstekn/ adj. wrong inyour opinion or judgement 错误的；不正确的
You are completely mistakenabout Jane. 你对简的看法完全错了。
If I am not mistaken, shemust be sick of you. 要是我没猜错的话，她肯定讨厌你。
1.4. mistakenly /msteknli/ adv. 错误地；曲解地，被误解地
He mistakenly believed thathis family would stand by him. 他误以为他的家人会支持他。
2.1 wrong /r/ adj.
(1).not right or correct 错误的；不对的；不正确的
He was driving on the wrongside of the road. 他开车行驶在道路逆行的一侧。
Sorry, I must have dialledthe wrong number. 对不起，我一定是拨错电话号码了。
You're holding thecamera the wrong way up! 你把照相机拿颠倒了。
(2).not right about sth/sb: mistaken 出错；搞错；有错误
You were wrong about Tom;he's not married at all. 你把汤姆的情况搞错了，他根本就没结婚。
You think you've beatenme but that's where you're wrong. 你以为已经赢了我了，可你错就错在这里。
Correct me if I'mwrong (= I may be wrong) but didn't you say you two knew eachother? 我若说错了请你纠正，可你不是说过你们彼此认识吗？
(3).causing problems or difficulties; not as it should be 引起问题（麻烦）；有毛病；不正常
Is anything wrong? Youlook worried. 出了什么事？看你愁眉苦脸的样子。
There's somethingwrong with the printer. 打印机出了故障。
I have somethingwrong with my foot. 我的脚有点儿不对劲。
(4).not suitable, right or what you need 不合适的；不适当的；不合意的
He's the wrong person forthe job. 他不适合做这项工作。
We don't want thisdocument falling into the wrong hands. 我们不想让这份文件落入不对路的人手里。
It was his bad luck tobe in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he gotinvolved in trouble without intending to). 算他倒霉，在错误的时间出现在错误的地方。
(5).not morally right or honest 不道德；不义；不诚实
This man has donenothing wrong. 这位男子没有做过不正当的事。
It was wrong of me to getso angry. 我不应该发这么大脾气。
What's wrong with eatingmeat? 吃肉有什么不对？
IDIOMS习语
(1). getsb wrong (informal) to not understand correctly what sbmeans 误会，误解，曲解（某人的意思）
Don't get me wrong, Ithink he's doing a good job, but... 别误解我，我认为他活儿干得不错，不过…
(2). getsth wrong (informal)
No, you've got it all wrong.She's his wife. 不，你完全误会了。她是他的妻子。
I must have got the figureswrong. 我一定是把数字给搞错了。
(3). gowrong
Where did we go wrong withthose kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? 我们在什么地方把这些孩子惯坏了？
My watch keeps going wrong. 我的手表总是出毛病。
The relationship started togo wrong when they moved abroad. 移居国外后，他们的关系开始出现问题了。
(4). youcan't go wrong (with sth.) (informal) used to say that somethingwill always be acceptable in a particular situation 绝对不会出错；决不会有问题
For a quick lunch you can'tgo wrong with pasta. 中午快餐吃意大利面绝对没错。
2.2wrong /r/ n.
1.[U] behaviour that is not honest or morally acceptable 不义行为；欺骗行径；邪恶
Children must be taught thedifference between right and wrong. 必须教儿童分清是非。
Her son can do nowrong in her eyes. 在她眼里，她的儿子不可能做坏事。
2.[C] ( formal ) an act that is not legal, honest ormorally acceptable 犯罪；欺骗；罪恶
It is time to forgivepast wrongs if progress is to be made. 如果想有进步，现在就该宽恕过去的罪过。
2.3wrong /r/ v. [ usuallypassive] ( formal ) to treat sb badly or in anunfair way 不公正（或不诚实）对待
He felt deeply wronged bythe allegations. 这些指控让他感到深受冤枉。
所以，结合以上关于mistake和wrong的含义和用法，文章开头12句日常用语中的1、3、7、8、9、11句子都与它们有关：
1.I'm sorry! I was wrong about you.
3.You've got the wrong person. You hired/employed the wrong person;She married the wrong man; I took the wrong bus; You have the wrongnumber.
7.You’re completely/entirely/totally wrong/mistaken; You made a big mistake;You’re far from being right.
8.Don't repeat your mistakes; Don’t make the same mistakerepeatedly; Don’t make the same mistake again and again.
9.I deleted your phone number by mistake /by accident /accidentally.
11.I often mistakeyou for your sister. You two guys look so much alike.
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