Some word experts say this expression comes from a common, but mistaken, belief about a large flightless bird.

一些词汇专家表示，这个短语来自人们对一种不会飞的大鸟的常见但错误的看法。

Because people are not angels, elections have never been free from falsehoods and mistaken beliefs.

因为人不是天使，选举从来都没有谎言和错误信仰。

But mistaken beliefs about adoption have made it difficult to find homes for children in need.

但对收养的错误看法导致很难为有需要的儿童找到家。

Some people have the mistaken belief that depression comes from weakness or is a character flaw.

有些人错误地认为抑郁来自软弱或是性格缺陷。

Thieves broke into the building in the mistaken belief that there was expensive computer equipment inside.

【belief】窃贼闯进大楼，误以为楼里有昂贵的计算机设备。

Marijuana has few withdrawal effects, and this has given rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive.

【mistaken】大麻的脱瘾症状不多，这就让人们错误地认为它不会使人上瘾。

She suspects some Asian Americans do not receive public or private assistance because of the mistaken belief all Asian Americans are doing well economically.

她怀疑一些美国亚裔没有获得公共和私人援助是因为所有美国亚裔被误认为经济状况良好。

Paradoxically, the parents of such children encouraged this demanding behavior in the mistaken belief that by giving their children everything they can, their children will be happy.

矛盾的是，这些孩子的父母鼓励这种要求很高的行为，他们错误地认为只要给他们的孩子所能做的一切，他们的孩子就会快乐。

Get over the mistaken belief that you are fitted for only a single occupation! Every normal person can succeed at a number of occupations, and every normal person would probably fail in many occupations.

5. 克服你只适合单一职业的错误观念！每个正常人都可以在许多职业上取得成功，每个正常人也可能在许多职业上失败。

I think there's a general mistaken belief -- I communicate a lot with the people that you're saying, people in positions of power, whether they're both in government or other places, and so on.

RD：我认为存在一个普遍的错误信念——我与你所说的人进行了很多交流， 有权力的人， 无论他们是在政府还是其他地方，等等。

Some people have the mistaken belief, Fadell says, that there was some grand master plan, devised by Steve Jobs in the year 2000, to change the world with digital music and video downloads. Not so. Not at all.

法德尔说，有些人错误地认为，史蒂夫·乔布斯在2000年设计了一个宏大的计划，通过数字音乐和视频下载来改变世界。不是这样的。完全不是。