misleading

Compared meaning: causing a false impression or being dishonest (adjective).

比较义项：具有欺骗性、给人造成错误印象或不诚实（形容词）。

• misleading 本词

  Describes information, a statement or image that creates a wrong impression, whether or not the speaker meant to deceive; common with ads, labels, and statistics.

  描述某种信息、说法或图像给人造成错误印象，无论说话者是否有意欺骗；常用于广告、标签和统计数据。

  The label was misleading, making a low-sugar snack sound healthier than it really was.

  这个标签有误导性，让一款低糖零食听起来比实际更健康。

• fraudulent

  Describes actions or documents involving illegal or dishonest deception for money or personal gain, often in legal, financial or business contexts; stronger and more serious than the others.

  描述为谋取金钱或个人利益而进行的非法或不诚实的欺骗行为或文件，常见于法律、金融或商业场合；语气比其他几个词更强烈、更严重。

  He was fined for submitting fraudulent insurance claims to get money he wasn't owed.

  他因提交欺诈性保险理赔以获取不应得的钱而被罚款。

• deceptive

  Emphasizes a deliberate intention to create a false impression; stronger than misleading because it implies the deceiver planned the effect, often used for appearances or advertising.

  强调蓄意制造虚假印象；比misleading语气更强，因为它暗示欺骗者是有计划地造成这种效果，常用于描述外表或广告。

  The company used deceptive photos to make the burger look far bigger than it was.

  这家公司使用骗人的照片，让汉堡看起来比实际大得多。

• dishonest

  A general word for a person's character or behavior, describing someone willing to lie, cheat or act unfairly; broader than the others and not limited to creating one false impression.

  泛指一个人的性格或行为，形容某人愿意说谎、欺骗或做不公平的事；含义比其他几个词更宽泛，不局限于制造某一种虚假印象。

  It was dishonest of him to lie about breaking the vase and blame his sister instead.

  他撒谎说没有打碎花瓶，还把责任推给妹妹，这是不诚实的。

Misleading, fraudulent, deceptive, and dishonest describe creating a false impression. Misleading means causing a wrong idea, not always on purpose. Deceptive means deliberately creating a false impression. Fraudulent means illegal deception for money or gain, the strongest word. Dishonest broadly describes a person's dishonest character.

这四个词在此义项上都表示“具有欺骗性、造成虚假印象”，但语气和使用范围不同：misleading泛指造成误解，不一定是故意的；deceptive强调蓄意制造假象；fraudulent强调为谋利而进行的非法欺诈，语气最重；dishonest泛指人的品格或行为不诚实，范围最宽。