Word · Frequency #2076
faults
过错；责任
faults is the plural of fault.
核心释义
responsibility for a bad or unfortunate event
- 1.
过错责任；对可责事件的责任
Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
- 2.
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
- 3.
缺陷,瑕疵或弱点；比瑕疵更严重
A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
- 4.
缺陷；瑕疵
an imperfection in an object or machine
- 5.
错误或失误
A mistake or error.
- 6.
不足；不完美
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- 7.
分裂、间断或断开的点
A point at which something is divided, interrupted, or disconnected.
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)
用法In use
It was my fault that we missed the train.
用法提示：fault 在这里表示“过错”，是名词，作表语说明责任归属。
There is a fault in the electrical wiring.
用法提示：fault 在这里表示“缺陷”，是名词，指物品的瑕疵。
His only fault is that he is too generous.
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。
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
he knew his own faults much better than she did
be someone's fault
表示过错或责任归属。
The accident was my fault.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- find fault with
- 挑剔，指责
- She always finds fault with my cooking.她总是挑剔我的厨艺。
- at fault
- 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。
- fault line
- 断层线
- The earthquake occurred along a major fault line.地震沿着一条主要断层线发生。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- find fault with
- 挑剔；找茬She always finds fault with my work, no matter how hard I try.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
fault音似'否的'，想象老师打叉说'否'，表示错误或缺点。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'fault' in British English (same vowel /ɒ/ and ending /lt/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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