误认为

tā bèi wù rèn wéi shì zuò zhě

他被误认为是作者。

He has been wrongly credited as the author.

mǒu xiē wài jí jiào shī bǎ zhōng guó xué sheng de chén mò wù rèn wéi shì lěng mò

某些外籍教师把中国学生的沉默误认为是冷漠。

Some foreign teachers mistake Chinese students' reticence for indifference.