red herring

red herring.

1. An irrelevant legal or factual issue, usu. intended to distract or mislead (law students should avoid discussing the red herrings that professors raise in exams).

2. See preliminary prospectus under PROSPECTUS.

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资深译员王漾，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，擅长翻译各类与雇主商业秘密相关的法律文件。