英语词汇“to err on the side of caution”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to err on the side of —— (and variants): to exhibit a marked, possibly excessive tendency towards the specified quality, behaviour, etc.; to be conspicuously partial to; esp. (frequently in to err on the side of caution) to be overly cautious in one's judgement or conduct, esp. to avoid uncertainty or risk. Similarly (with specified adjective) to err on the —— side.

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1657 W. London Catal. Most Vendible Bks. Eng. Introd. sig. C4 If I doe err, sure it's on the better side, for that it's a Rule given in Politicks, rather to speak well, then ill, of things or persons.

1687 Marquis of Halifax Let. to Dissenter 4 I am so far from blaming you with that sharpness which, perhaps, the Matter in strictness would bear, that I am ready to err on the side of the more gentle construction.

1691 D. North Disc. Trade 20 So I allow 15 l. per Cent. for the loss by clipt money, which is with the most, and in such Computes, it is safest to err on that side.

1743 W. Guthrie tr. Cicero Orations III. 41 Tho' it is impossible for them to know who is a Thief or who is not, they still give the Alarm, whoever enters the Capitol by Night..; and Instinct itself directs them to err upon the Side of Caution.

1780 G. Semple Hibernia's Free Trade viii. 50 There was no sort of Necessity for piling this Foundation,..however, as it could not be so strong as on the South Side, where they were built on..the Rock, I thought it advisable..rather to err on the safe side.

1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. vi. 204 Always quickset; erring, if at all, ever on the side of brusquerie.

1887 W. Butt Ford's Theory & Pract. Archery (rev. ed.) viii. 98 Modern archers err on the side of not pulling up enough rather than on the side of over-drawing.

1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. vi. 42 With most cuttings..it is better to err on the dry rather than the wet side, as even if they flag a little from dryness, they will soon perk up again after a thorough watering.

1990 Health Educ. Jrnl. 49 203/2 Purists would object to the phrase ‘safe sex’,..today we err on the side of caution and refer to it as ‘safer sex’.

2003 K. Sampson Freshers 18 Lads who err on the side of heft wearing Brazil shirts.

2013 New Yorker 5 Aug. 16/2 Beef tartare with pickled elderberries and tiny fried sun-choke chips erred on the sweet side.

单词	to err on the side of caution
释义	> as lemmas to err on the side of caution to err on the side of —— (and variants): to exhibit a marked, possibly excessive tendency towards the specified quality, behaviour, etc.; to be conspicuously partial to; esp. (frequently in to err on the side of caution) to be overly cautious in one's judgement or conduct, esp. to avoid uncertainty or risk. Similarly (with specified adjective) to err on the —— side. ΚΠ 1657 W. London Catal. Most Vendible Bks. Eng. Introd. sig. C4 If I doe err, sure it's on the better side, for that it's a Rule given in Politicks, rather to speak well, then ill, of things or persons. 1687 Marquis of Halifax Let. to Dissenter 4 I am so far from blaming you with that sharpness which, perhaps, the Matter in strictness would bear, that I am ready to err on the side of the more gentle construction. 1691 D. North Disc. Trade 20 So I allow 15 l. per Cent. for the loss by clipt money, which is with the most, and in such Computes, it is safest to err on that side. 1743 W. Guthrie tr. Cicero Orations III. 41 Tho' it is impossible for them to know who is a Thief or who is not, they still give the Alarm, whoever enters the Capitol by Night..; and Instinct itself directs them to err upon the Side of Caution. 1780 G. Semple Hibernia's Free Trade viii. 50 There was no sort of Necessity for piling this Foundation,..however, as it could not be so strong as on the South Side, where they were built on..the Rock, I thought it advisable..rather to err on the safe side. 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. vi. 204 Always quickset; erring, if at all, ever on the side of brusquerie. 1887 W. Butt Ford's Theory & Pract. Archery (rev. ed.) viii. 98 Modern archers err on the side of not pulling up enough rather than on the side of over-drawing. 1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. vi. 42 With most cuttings..it is better to err on the dry rather than the wet side, as even if they flag a little from dryness, they will soon perk up again after a thorough watering. 1990 Health Educ. Jrnl. 49 203/2 Purists would object to the phrase ‘safe sex’,..today we err on the side of caution and refer to it as ‘safer sex’. 2003 K. Sampson Freshers 18 Lads who err on the side of heft wearing Brazil shirts. 2013 New Yorker 5 Aug. 16/2 Beef tartare with pickled elderberries and tiny fried sun-choke chips erred on the sweet side. extracted from errv. < as lemmas
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