Without the original context, scholars often misinterpret the symbolic gestures depicted in medieval paintings.
如果没有原始背景，学者们常常会误解中世纪绘画中描绘的象征性手势。
Which choice best defines “misinterpret”?
A — To understand or explain something incorrectly. “misinterpret” means to understand or explain something incorrectly.
Which word means “to understand or explain something incorrectly”?
A — misinterpret. “misinterpret” means to understand or explain something incorrectly.
misinterpret — to understand or explain something incorrectly. In Chinese: 误解，曲解.
misinterpret is pronounced /ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːrprɪt/.
Without the original context, scholars often misinterpret the symbolic gestures depicted in medieval paintings. (如果没有原始背景，学者们常常会误解中世纪绘画中描绘的象征性手势。)
misconstrue, misread, distort — all close in meaning to misinterpret (to understand or explain something incorrectly).
interpret, understand — each the opposite of misinterpret (to understand or explain something incorrectly).
Yes. misinterpret is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.