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fault

UK //fɔːlt//US //fɔːlt//

词源

源自中古英语'faute',来自古法语'faute',最终源自拉丁语'fallita'('失败'的过去分词形式)。

noun

❶ 指错误或缺点,通常用于描述人或事物的不足之处。可以指行为上的过失或性格上的缺陷。

“It's not your fault that the project failed.”

(项目失败不是你的错。)

“She has many good qualities, but impatience is her biggest fault.”

(她有很多优点,但急躁是她最大的缺点。)

❶ 地质学中指地壳的断裂带,岩石沿断裂面发生相对位移的地方。

“The earthquake occurred along the San Andreas Fault.”

(地震发生在圣安德烈亚斯断层沿线。)

“Geologists are studying the movement of this active fault.”

(地质学家正在研究这个活动断层的运动。)

同义词:defect, flaw, mistake, error, shortcoming

verb

❶ 批评或指责某人,认为他们应该对错误或问题负责。

“You can't fault him for trying his best.”

(你不能责怪他已经尽力了。)

“The coach faulted the players for their lack of teamwork.”

(教练指责队员们缺乏团队合作。)

同义词:blame, criticize, censure

常见短语

at fault — 表示对错误或问题负有责任,常用于法律或日常语境中。

“The investigation showed that the driver was at fault for the accident.”

(调查显示司机对这起事故负有责任。)

find fault with — 挑剔或批评某人或某事,强调寻找缺点而非优点。

“She always finds fault with my work, no matter how hard I try.”

(无论我多么努力,她总是对我的工作挑三拣四。)