松江电大04英语班级英语世界

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"错误"的不同表达方式

mistake: A wrong thought, act. It implies carelessness Anyone can make a mistake. (误会)

fault: A bad point, but not of a serious moral kind. It refers to behavior and character. (过错弱点)

His only fault is that he lacks ambition.他唯一的缺点是缺少雄心壮志。

词组：find fault with sb / at fault

shortcoming: Weakness, failing

It refers to failures or deficiencies in things as well as people.

In spite of all her shortcomings I still think she's one of the best teachers in the school.尽管她有缺点，我仍然认为她是我们学校最好的老师之一。

error: A mistake(formal sometimes literary) (疏忽)

It implies deviation from a standard or model

The accident was caused by human error.这次事故是人为疏忽造成的。

defect: sth lacking or imperfect. (缺点毛病)

It refers to quality.

The radio was returned because of a defect.这部收音机由于有瑕疵被退回来了。

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