| 单词 | error |
| 释义 | error —errorless, adj. —errorlessly, adv. /er"euhr/, n. 1. a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech: His speech contained several factual errors. 2. belief in something untrue; the holding of mistaken opinions. 3. the condition of believing what is not true: in error about the date. 4. a moral offense; wrongdoing; sin. 5. Baseball. a misplay that enables a base runner to reach base safely or advance a base, or a batter to have a turn at bat prolonged, as the dropping of a ball batted in the air, the fumbling of a batted or thrown ball, or the throwing of a wild ball, but not including a passed ball or wild pitch. 6. Math. the difference between the observed or approximately determined value and the true value of a quantity. 7. Law. a. a mistake in a matter of fact or law in a case tried in a court of record. b. See writ of error. 8. Philately. a stamp distinguished by an error or errors in design, engraving, selection of inks, or setting up of the printing apparatus. Cf. freak1 (def. 5), variety (def. 8). [1250-1300; ME errour < L error- (s. of error), equiv. to err- ERR + -or -OR1] Syn. 1. blunder, slip, oversight. See mistake. 4. fault, transgression, trespass, misdeed. |
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