misconceive
verb [ T ] uk/ˌmɪs.kənˈsiːv/ us/ˌmɪs.kənˈsiːv/
错误地认为，错误地理解
to understand something incorrectly, or to think that something is different to the way it really is
But the film's creators misconceive the true nature of corruption. 但这部电影的创作者误解了腐败的真实本质。
It claims that these lawyers are wrong, lacking in insight and perception, that they misconceive their own behaviour. 文章声称这些律师是错误的，缺乏洞察力和领悟力，他们误解了他们自己的行为。
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- Marlena points out that Jewish dishes are not universally the heavy, stodgy meals we misconceive them to be.
- The exercise at best fundamentally misconceived the Movement's nature and aspirations.
- In short, modelling human beings as essentially self-interested utility maximisers misconceives radically the nature of humankind.