mistake for
phrasal verbmistake somebody/something for somebody/something
- to think wrongly that somebody/something is somebody/something else
误以为…是（…）；弄错；搞错 - I think you must be mistaking me for someone else.
我看你准是认错人了。
Extra Examples- I'm sorry. I mistook you for George.
对不起，我把你错当成乔治了。 - An unwary observer could easily mistake this constellation for a comet.
粗心的观测者很容易把这个星座误认为是彗星。 - Good fortune should not to be mistaken for happiness.
好运不应该被误认为是幸福。
- I think you must be mistaking me for someone else.