be someone's fault
表示过错或责任归属。
The accident was my fault.
这次事故是我的错。
错误；过失；缺点；缺陷；毛病；断层；断裂处；过错责任；对可责事件的责任；过失；错误(因判断不当、无知或疏忽所致)
responsibility for a bad or unfortunate event
过错责任；对可责事件的责任
Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
过失；错误(因判断不当、无知或疏忽所致)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
缺陷,瑕疵或弱点；比瑕疵更严重
A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
缺陷；瑕疵
an imperfection in an object or machine
错误或失误
A mistake or error.
不足；不完美
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
分裂、间断或断开的点
A point at which something is divided, interrupted, or disconnected.
It was my fault that we missed the train.
我们错过了火车是我的错。
用法提示：fault 在这里表示“过错”，是名词，作表语说明责任归属。
AI contextual example
There is a fault in the electrical wiring.
电线中有个缺陷。
用法提示：fault 在这里表示“缺陷”，是名词，指物品的瑕疵。
AI contextual example
His only fault is that he is too generous.
他唯一的缺点就是太慷慨了。
用法提示：fault 在这里表示“缺点”，是名词，指性格或品质上的不足。
AI contextual example
表示过错或责任归属。
The accident was my fault.
这次事故是我的错。
表示挑剔、批评，含有负面评价。
She is always finding fault with my work.
她总是挑剔我的工作。
指设备或系统中的缺陷或毛病。
There is a fault in the engine.
发动机有一个故障。
表示有过错，常用于正式或法律语境。
Both drivers were at fault for the collision.
两位司机对碰撞都负有责任。
更强调因误解或疏忽导致的错误，比fault更中性
更正式，常用于技术或科学语境
强调过失的归属，常与accept/take搭配
指因疏忽导致的错误，语气较fault轻
指不经意的失误，尤指口误或笔误
grammar · medium
易错句子It's my mistake that the machine broke down.
正确表达It's my fault that the machine broke down.
在表示‘过错、责任’时，应用fault而非mistake。mistake指错误的行为或判断，不侧重责任。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was in fault for the accident.
正确表达He was at fault for the accident.
固定搭配是at fault（有过错），不是in fault。学习者受中文‘在……方面有错’影响易误用in。
义项：过错，缺点；对应名词“优点”
挑剔，指责
She always finds fault with my cooking.
她总是挑剔我的厨艺。
有过错，有责任
The driver was at fault for the accident.
司机对这起事故负有责任。
断层线
The earthquake occurred along a major fault line.
地震沿着一条主要断层线发生。
fault + -y
fault + -less
fault + -less + -ly
fault + finding
fault + line
常用于计算机或系统中的故障，与缺陷相关。
常指电子或临时性小故障。
地质断层常表现为地壳的裂缝。
物体表面的缺陷或不完美。
机器或设备的功能故障。
挑剔；找茬
She always finds fault with my work, no matter how hard I try.
不管我怎么努力，她总是对我的工作挑三拣四。
过于；过度（通常指好的品质）
He is generous to a fault, often giving more than he can afford.
他过于慷慨，常常给的比他能够承受的还多。
并非某人的错
Through no fault of his own, he lost his job due to the company's bankruptcy.
并非他自己的错，他因公司破产而失业。
都是我的错。
A line from The Lion King (1994), spoken by Simba after Mufasa's death, expressing his guilt.
出自《狮子王》（1994），辛巴在木法沙死后说的一句话，表达了他的自责。
不是你的错。
A line from Good Will Hunting (1997), spoken by therapist Sean to Will, repeating it several times to help him overcome his trauma.
出自《心灵捕手》（1997），心理医生肖恩对威尔说的台词，重复多次以帮助他克服创伤。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.