misunderstanding

1. N-VAR A misunderstanding is a failure to understand something properly, for example a situation or a person's remarks. 誤解

There has been some misunderstanding of our publishing aims. 對(duì)于我們的出版目的存在一些誤解。

2. N-COUNT You can refer to a disagreement or slight quarrel as a misunderstanding. 分歧; 爭(zhēng)執(zhí)[正式]

There was a little misunderstanding with the police and he was arrested. 由于與警方有些小爭(zhēng)執(zhí)，他被捕了。