erring + noun
作定语,直接放在名词前,多用于形容人。
He forgave his erring brother.
他原谅了犯错的弟弟。
会犯错的;易犯错的
可能犯错的;做错事的;[法] 做错事的;有罪过的;走入歧途的
capable of making an error; likely to make mistakes
可能犯错的
capable of making an error
The erring employee was given a second chance to improve.
做错事的员工得到了第二次改进的机会。
用法提示:erring 用作定语,修饰 employee,表示“做错事的”。
She is an erring mother who often questions her parenting choices.
她是一个常犯错的母亲,经常质疑自己的育儿选择。
用法提示:erring 用作定语,修饰 mother,表示“容易犯错的”。
Even the most erring students can succeed with proper support.
即使是犯错最多的学生,在适当支持下也能成功。
用法提示:erring 用作定语,修饰 students,表示“犯错的”。
作定语,直接放在名词前,多用于形容人。
He forgave his erring brother.
他原谅了犯错的弟弟。
前面加定冠词 the 可当名词用,指犯了错的人们,多见于正式或宗教语境。
The priest prayed for the erring.
神父为那些犯错的人祈祷。
grammar · medium
易错句子Young people are easy to erring.
正确表达Young people are prone to erring.
汉语“容易犯错”不能直译成 be easy to + 动名词。easy 的这个句型要求主语是后面动词的宾语(如 This book is easy to read),而人并不是“被犯错”的对象。表示“容易、倾向于做某事”应用 be prone to + 名词/动名词(也可用 be apt to + 动词原形),所以是 prone to erring。
grammar · medium
易错句子His erring conclusion misled the team.
正确表达His erroneous conclusion misled the team.
erring 意为“(人)会犯错的”,只修饰人或具有行为能力的施事者;结论、数据、报告等无生命事物本身不会“犯错”,描述它们“有错误、不正确”要用 erroneous(也可用 mistaken、wrong)。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made several errings in his essay.
正确表达He made several errors in his essay.
erring 只能作形容词,没有名词用法,也不能加 -s 变成复数名词;表示“错误、差错”的名词是 error,故 several errings 应改为 several errors。
errant 指人离开正途、四处漂泊或行为失当,常带文学色彩(如 errant knight 游侠骑士);erring 只表示“会出错的”,说的是某人可能犯错的属性,不含漂泊、游历之意。
erroneous 修饰的是说法、数据、判断等事物本身有错,是客观错误;erring 修饰的是人,指这个人可能会犯错,不能用来形容数据或结论。
fallible 泛指人天性不完美、难免有错,常与 human 搭配;erring 多作定语,指某个具体正在犯错或已经犯错的人(如 the erring child),语气偏道德评价。
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