单词 | peccadillo |
释义 | peccadillo From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpeccadillopec‧ca‧dil‧lo /ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun (plural peccadilloes or peccadillos) [countable]MISTAKEsomething bad which someone does, especially involving sex, which is not regarded as very serious or important The public is willing to forgive him for his peccadillos.Examples from the Corpuspeccadillo• Equally if one lived in a society where everybody was constantly protesting against the smallest governmental peccadillo life would become intolerable.Origin peccadillo (1500-1600) Spanish pecadillo, from pecado “evil act”, from Latin peccare “to do evil” |
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