mis·no·mer
noun/ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə(r)/
/ˌmɪsˈnəʊmər/
- a name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate
使用不恰当（或不准确）的名称；用词不当 - ‘Villa’ was something of a misnomer—the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
“别墅” 一说有点不妥，那地方只不过是座旧农舍。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb mesnommer, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + nommer ‘to name’ (based on Latin nomen ‘name’). - ‘Villa’ was something of a misnomer—the place was no more than an old farmhouse.