mistake

名词 mistake:

1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
   同义词：error, fault
2. an understanding of something that is not correct
   同义词：misunderstanding, misapprehension
3. part of a statement that is not correct
   同义词：error

动词 mistake:

1. identify incorrectly
   同义词：misidentify
2. to make a mistake or be incorrect
   同义词：err, slip

1. It was a mistake to tell him.
   告诉他是个错误。
2. You've made several grammatical mistakes in the composition.
   你的作文中犯了几处语法错误。
3. You mistook my meaning entirely.
   你完全误解了我的意思。

mis.take

n.（名词）
An error or a fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
错误：由于有缺陷的判断，知识不足或粗心造成的失误或错误
A misconception or misunderstanding.See Synonyms at error
误解：错觉或误解参见 error
v.（动词）
mis.took[m-stôk.] mis.tak.en[m-st3.k…n] mis.tak.ing,mis.takes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To understand wrongly; misinterpret:
误会：错误地理解；曲解：
例句：
mistook my politeness for friendliness.
将我的礼貌误解为友好

To recognize or identify incorrectly:
误认：错误地认知或鉴别：
例句：
He mistook her for her sister.
他把她误认作他姐姐了

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make a mistake; err.
犯错：犯错；错

来源：
From Middle English mistaken [to misunderstand]
源自 中古英语 mistaken [误解]
from Old Norse mistaka [to take in error]
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 mistaka [误入歧途]
mis- [wrongly] * see mei-
mis- [错误地] *参见 mei-
taka [to take]
taka [犯]

【引伸】
mistak.er
n.（名词）