mislead

誤解させる、惑わす

わざと、または間違いによって、人に事実でないことを信じさせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone believe something that is not true, deliberately or by mistake.

• The figures may mislead readers.
• He misled us about his experience.
• Did the advertisement mislead you into buying it?

使い方： mislead someone about something (The advert misled customers about the price.); mislead someone into doing something (The label misled me into thinking the drink contained no sugar.)

類義語： deceive, give a false impression

よく使う表現： mislead the public, mislead someone about, mislead someone into

道を誤らせる、間違った方向へ導く

人を間違った方向へ進ませる。

やさしい英語で： To cause someone to go in the wrong direction.

• The sign misled us.
• An outdated map misled the walkers into a dead end.
• The guide had misled the group away from the main path.

類義語： misdirect, lead astray

よく使う表現： mislead a traveler, mislead someone eastward, mislead the group

悪の道に誘う、そそのかす

人をだまして、悪いことや間違ったことをするように仕向ける。

やさしい英語で： To trick someone into doing something wrong or bad.

• Bad companions can mislead the young.
• The leader misled his followers into attacking innocent people.
• She feared that false teachers would mislead the children into sin.

使い方： mislead someone into doing something (He misled his followers into committing crimes.)

類義語： lead astray, corrupt

よく使う表現： mislead the young, mislead someone into, mislead innocent people