This can be understood when I say, that white light is a bundle of colored rays united together, and when so incorporated, they are colorless; but in passing through the prism the bond of union is severed, and the colored rays come out singly and separately, because each ray has a certain amount of refracting (bending) power, peculiar to itself. These rays always hold the same relation to each other, as may be seen by comparing every spectrum or rainbow; there is never any confusion or misplacement.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
I could not now tell how to speak my words for fear I should misplace them." "The highest flames," says Jeremy Taylor in his Life of Christ, "are the most tremulous."英文原著 · 《Bunyan Characters-2》
"She accused me of caring for some one else more than for Blanche Challoner," he significantly returned; "and for once her jealous surmises were not misplaced. No Lady Isabel, it was not Blanche Challoner I had wished to drive home. Could you not have given a better guess than that at the time?" he added, turning to her.英文原著 · 《East Lynne》
"Either he would be repelled by her overtures--which you must admit is not improbable--and then the position would be unpleasant, and even degrading, for her. Or, on the other hand, he might, through a misplaced feeling of gallantry----"英文原著 · 《Frivolous Cupid》
But all this while, as to the act of sinning, I was never more tender than now: my hinder parts were inward: I durst not take a pin or stick, though but so big as a straw; for my conscience now was sore, and would smart at every touch: I could not now tell how to speak my words, for fear I should misplace them. Oh, how gingerly did I then go, in all I did or said! I found myself as on a miry bog, that shook if I did but stir, and was, as there, left both of God and Christ, and the Spirit, and all good things.英文原著 · 《Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners》
At the sound of his voice they all rushed into the "oudoupa," and he was cordially embraced all round. Paganel was found again. He was their salvation. They wanted to question him; to know how and why he was here on the summit of Maunganamu; but Glenarvan stopped this misplaced curiosity. "The savages?" said he. "The savages," said Paganel, shrugging his shoulders. "I have a contempt for those people! Come and look at them." They all followed Paganel out of the "oudoupa." The Maories were still in the same position round the base of the mountain, uttering fearful cries.英文原著 · 《In Search of the Castaways》
And when you left, it occurred to me that faith can be a beautiful thing, except when it's misplaced.美剧 · 《Billions》
Well, I kind of misplaced them, so could I just get some more? I'm totally not a drug addict." - I'm really sorry. - No. It's fine.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
It's been temporarily misplaced, your honor but we maintain that Kisho Tanaka set up and executed the entire operation.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》