misfeasance

英式音标：misfeasance怎么读

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misfeasance词义

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n. 过失；行为失检；不当行为


misfeasance英文词源

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misfeasance (n.)
"wrongful exercise of lawful authority or improper performance of a lawful act," 1590s, from Middle French mesfaisance, from mesfaisant, present participle of Old French mesfaire "to misdo," from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + faire "to do," from Latin facere "to make, do, perform" (see factitious).