[/ɜː(r); US eər; ɛr/] v (fml 文) 用法: 1 [I] (a) make mistakes; be wrong 犯错误; 出错. (b) do wrong; sin 做错事; 犯罪. 用法: 2 (idm 习语) err on the side of sth show too much of a (usu good) quality 过分表现某品质(通常指好的): It's better to err on the side of tolerance (ie be too tolerant rather than too severe) when dealing with young offenders. 对待失足的青少年宁可失之过宽(宁过宽而勿过严). to ,err is `human (to for,give di`vine) (saying 谚) it is human nature to sin and make mistakes (and therefore one should be as forgiving as possible) 人孰无过(宽恕为上). |