category mistake
noun[C]
sciencespecializeduk/ˌkæt.ə.ɡri mɪˈsteɪk/us/ˌkæt̬.ɪ.ɡɔːr.i mɪˈsteɪk/(alsocategory error)amistakein which something is said orbelievedto be in onecategory(=group)when infactitbelongsto another:
范畴错误(认为某一事物属于某一范畴,实属另一范畴)Totreatatheismas abeliefsystemalongsidevarietiesofreligiousbeliefissimplyacategorymistake.把无神论视为一种信仰,等同于各种宗教,是一种范畴错误。
amistakein which something is said to have aparticularquality, or beableto do aparticularthing, that onlymembersof anothercategory(=group)of things can have or do:
范畴错误(认为某一事物具有某些特质或可做出某些行为,实际上这些特质和行为属于另一范畴的事物)It is acategorymistaketotalkabout aresearchprogrammeas beingfalsified, because onlytheoriescan befalsified-researchprogrammescan at most bediscredited.如果认为研究项目可以被证明是虚假的,这就犯了一种范畴错误,因为只有理论可能是虚假的,研究项目只能被推翻其可信度。
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
 - Achilles heel
 - adrift
 - black mark
 - blemish
 - failing
 - false move
 - faux pas
 - flaw
 - fossilization
 - miscue
 - misfunction
 - misperception
 - misprint
 - misspelling
 - that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
 - typo
 - wardrobe malfunction
 - weakness
 - what price...?idiom
 
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