The archaeologist was mistaken in assuming the pottery shards dated from the Bronze Age rather than the Iron Age.
考古学家错误地认为这些陶器碎片来自青铜时代而非铁器时代。
- For decades, some educators mistakenly viewed sign languages as simplified, gesture-based versions of spoken language rather than full languages in their own right.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “mistaken”?
D — Wrong in one's opinion or judgment. “mistaken” means wrong in one's opinion or judgment.
Which word means “wrong in one's opinion or judgment”?
B — mistaken. “mistaken” means wrong in one's opinion or judgment.
mistaken — wrong in one's opinion or judgment. In Chinese: 错误的，误解的.
mistaken is pronounced /mɪˈsteɪkən/.
The archaeologist was mistaken in assuming the pottery shards dated from the Bronze Age rather than the Iron Age. (考古学家错误地认为这些陶器碎片来自青铜时代而非铁器时代。)
erroneous, incorrect, fallacious — all close in meaning to mistaken (wrong in one's opinion or judgment).
correct, accurate — each the opposite of mistaken (wrong in one's opinion or judgment).
Yes. mistaken 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.