misalliance.
/mis-uh-lahy-uhns/US // ˌmɪs əˈlaɪ əns //UK // (ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns) //
误入歧途,误伤,误判,误导
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›an improper or incompatible association, especially in marriage; mésalliance.
Examples
Were it not for his stupendous wealth, the story of which is very well authenticated, it would have been a dreadful misalliance.
However, Time and the progress of modern enlightenment put things right; and the misalliance passed muster very well.
The marriage had been a misalliance, her father being one of the crew of the flagship.
I never forgot my proud birthright, and well understood the danger of a European alliance—or misalliance.
He saw plainly enough,” whined her ladyship, “that it could not be—that it would have been a complete misalliance.
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