Cross-purposes
n. 相反的目的, 相反的計劃, 自相矛盾的目的, 一種回答游戲
?? 牛津釋義
cross-purposes
n(idm 習語) at cross-purposes (of people or groups) misunderstanding what the other side is talking about or concerned with （指人或團體）相互誤解
We're at cross-purposes
I'm talking about astronomy, you're talking about astrology. 我們彼此誤解了
我談的是天文學, 你談的是占星術.
?? 詞語組成解析
cross
[kr?s]
n. 十字架;十字形飾物;雜交品種;痛苦;
vi. 交錯而行;橫渡;越境;
vt. 雜交;橫跨，穿越;劃掉;使相交;
adj. 壞脾氣的， 易怒的;相反的，反向的;
n. 目的；意志（purpose的復數形式）
??? 情景例句
I take after my mother's family.
我像我母親家的人。
Thank you for the lovely flowers.
謝謝你送給我這么美的花。
In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
1860年，一位名叫威廉。洛的英國人提出了一項更好的計劃。