“认错人”常见的英文表达是 “mistake someone for someone else” 或 “confuse one person with another”。以下为具体说明:
mistake someone for someone else
含义:直接表示把一个人错认为另一个人。
例句:I'm sorry, I mistook you for my old friend.(对不起,我把你错认成我的老朋友了。)
confuse one person with another
含义:强调混淆了两个人,侧重于表达在认知上出现了混淆。
例句:Don't confuse me with my twin brother; we look similar but we're very different.(别把我和我双胞胎哥哥弄混了,我们长得像但差别很大 。)