表达「将某人误认为另一个人」，一定要把「误」字翻译出来吗？

表达「将某人误认为另一小我」，其实没必要把「误」字翻译出来，一路来看看那个英语短语是怎么说的吧~

◇ to take someone for someone else: (to mistake a person for someone else)

误认为

阐明

a.take sb for sb else 指“将某人误认为另一小我”。例如：

My boss took me for my brother because we look so much alike.

= My boss mistook me for my brother because we look very much alike.

（我老板将我误认为我弟弟，因为我们长得很像。）

b.take sb for sb else 多指“将某人误认为另一人”之意，若表“将某人视为⋯⋯”，则利用下列短语：

regard sb as... 视某报酬⋯⋯

= look upon sb as...

= see sb as...

= think of sb as...

= view sb as...

We regard the brave boy as a hero.

= We look upon the brave boy as a hero.

（我们将那个勇猛的孩子视为英雄。）

例句

With his dark skin and eyes, I took the man for an Italian.

（那个汉子皮肤和眼睛都很黑，我把他误认为意大利人了。）

Do you take me for a fool?

（你把我当做傻瓜吗？）

*本文出自《赖世雄顺畅英语习用搭配》

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