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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。
过错；责任
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
过错；责任
responsibility for a bad or unfortunate event
The accident was my fault.
这次事故是我的错。
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
It was my fault that we missed the train.
我们错过了火车是我的错。
AI contextual example
There is a fault in the electrical wiring.
电线中有个缺陷。
AI contextual example
His only fault is that he is too generous.
他唯一的缺点就是太慷慨了。
AI contextual example
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
尽管他的英语有语法错误,我还是能听懂。
WordNet
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。
Not this
It's my mistake that the machine broke down.
Use this
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。
Not this
He was in fault for the accident.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use fault naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
fault音似'否的'，想象老师打叉说'否'，表示错误或缺点。
通常，'fault'作为名词时，可表示'过错'（个人错误或责任）或'故障'（机器或系统缺陷）。在一般日常或技术语境中均可使用，语域中性。
作'过失'解时，常用于It is one's fault结构；作'缺陷'解时，是可数名词。
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