
好词典

源自中古英语 'failen',来自古法语 'faillir',意为‘失败’或‘不足’,最终源自拉丁语 'fallere',意为‘欺骗’或‘失误’。
❶ 指某人的缺点或不足之处,通常指性格或能力上的缺陷。
“One of his failings is that he's always late.”
(他的一个缺点是他总是迟到。)
“She was aware of her own failings and tried to improve.”
(她意识到自己的不足并努力改进。)
❶ 指失败或未能达到预期目标的情况,通常用于描述行为或计划的结果。
“The failing of the project was due to poor planning.”
(项目的失败是由于计划不周。)
“His failing to meet the deadline cost him the job.”
(他未能按时完成任务导致他失去了工作。)
failing that — 表示如果前一个选项不可行,则采用另一种方案,通常用于提供备选方案时。
“Try to call him first; failing that, send an email.”
(先试着打电话给他;如果不行,就发邮件。)