プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
あやまる【誤る・×謬る】
❶〔間違う〕make a mistake；《文》 err；〔ばかげた誤りをする〕blunder
誤った mistaken; wrong; incorrect；《文》 erroneous
誤って by mistake
運転を誤る
mishandle one's car
解釈を誤る
misunderstand／misinterpret
判断を誤る
err in one's judgment
方針を誤る
take a wrong course
誤った意見
「a mistaken [《文》 an erroneous] opinion
道を誤って迷った
I took the wrong road and got lost.
仕事の選択を誤った［誤らなかった］
He chose the wrong [right] job.／He 「made a mistake in choosing his job [was right in his choice of a job].
第１歩を誤る
make a wrong start／start off on the wrong foot
政策を誤る
adopt a misguided policy
政府は経済政策を誤って不景気を引き起こした
The government brought about a recession by mismanaging the economy.
私の記憶が誤っていなければ彼は大学を中退した
If I remember right, he dropped out of college.
❷〔悪い方へ導く〕mislead; misguide; lead astray
彼は多くの有望な若者を誤らせた
He 「misled many promising young people [led many promising young people astray].
身を誤った
He took the wrong path [road/turning] in life.／He got into bad ways.