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TOEFL BNC: 1595 COCA: 2198

error

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
error /ˈerɚ/ noun
plural errors
error
/ˈerɚ/
noun
plural errors
Learner's definition of ERROR
1 
: something that is not correct : a wrong action or statement : mistake错误；差错；谬误
[count]
[noncount]
— see also trial and error at 1trial
2 
[count] : a mistake made by a person who is playing a sport (such as baseball or tennis)（棒球、网球等运动中的）失误

in error

1 
: not correct错误的
2 
: in a way that is not correct错误地；弄错了地

margin of/for error

— see margin

the error of your ways

◊ To see, recognize, acknowledge, etc., the error of your ways is to admit that you have been doing something wrong or behaving badly and to stop doing it.自己犯的错误

— errorless

/ˈerɚləs/ adjective
TOEFL BNC: 1595 COCA: 2198

error

noun

er·​ror ˈer-ər How to pronounce error (audio)
ˈe-rər
1
a
: an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior
b
: an act involving an unintentional deviation from truth or accuracy
made an error in adding up the bill
c
: an act that through ignorance, deficiency, or accident departs from or fails to achieve what should be done
an error in judgment
: such as
(1)
: a defensive misplay other than a wild pitch or passed ball made by a baseball player when normal play would have resulted in an out or prevented an advance by a base runner
(2)
: the failure of a player (as in tennis) to make a successful return of a ball during play
d
: a mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact
2
a
: the quality or state of erring
the map is in error
b
Christian Science : illusion about the nature of reality that is the cause of human suffering : the contradiction of truth
c
: an instance of false belief
3
: something produced by mistake
a typographical error
especially : a postage stamp exhibiting a consistent flaw (such as a wrong color) in its manufacture
4
a
: the difference between an observed or calculated value and a true value
specifically : variation in measurements, calculations, or observations of a quantity due to mistakes or to uncontrollable factors
b
: the amount of deviation from a standard or specification
5
: a deficiency or imperfection in structure or function
an error of metabolism
errorless
ˈer-ər-ləs How to pronounce error (audio)
ˈe-rər-
adjective

Synonyms

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error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper.

error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this.

procedural errors

mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.

dialed the wrong number by mistake

blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame.

diplomatic blunders

slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes.

a slip of the tongue

lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause.

a lapse in judgment

Example Sentences

I made an error in my calculations. They uncovered several errors in his report to the committee. The paper contains numerous spelling errors. horrifying cases of hospital error The shortstop was charged with an error.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English errour, from Anglo-French, from Latin error, from errare

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of error was in the 13th century

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TOEFL BNC: 1595 COCA: 2198
error

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ERROR | ERROR + VERB | ERROR + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤egregious, fundamental, glaring, grave, great, grievous, major, serious極大的錯誤；根本性錯誤；明顯的錯誤；大錯；嚴重錯誤◇The report contained some glaring errors.報告中有些明顯的錯誤。➤fatal致命的錯誤◇He made the fatal error of borrowing more than he could pay back.他犯了個致命的錯誤，借的錢超過了自己的償還能力。➤minor, small小錯誤➤careless疏忽造成的差錯▸➤embarrassing, unfortunate令人難堪的過失；令人尷尬的過錯▸➤past過去的錯誤◇The ability to learn from past errors is vital in business.吃一塹長一智對於經商非常重要。➤common常見錯誤▸➤grammar, grammatical, spelling, typing, typographical語法錯誤；拼寫錯誤；打字錯誤；印刷錯誤▸➤factual事實性錯誤➤experimental, statistical實驗／統計錯誤➤standard (statistics統計) 標準誤差➤random, systematic隨機／系統誤差➤measurement, sampling測量／抽樣誤差◇His research interests include measurement error in survey research.他的研究興趣包括對勘測研究中的測量誤差探討。➤rounding (especially NAmE) 捨入誤差◇The difference is due to a rounding error in the first calculation.這一差異是由首次計算中的捨入誤差造成的。➤unforced (sport體育) 非受迫性失誤◇The American produced five double faults and 35 unforced errors.美國選手出現了 5 次雙發失誤和 35 次非受迫性失誤。➤tactical戰術失誤◇The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast.肯尼亞運動員犯了戰術錯誤，起步時跑得太快。➤administrative, clerical, medical管理上的錯誤；筆誤；醫療上的失誤▸➤human, pilot人為錯誤；飛行員的失誤◇The plane crash was caused by human error, not mechanical failure.這次墜機事件是人為錯誤，不是機械故障造成的。VERB + ERROR➤commit, make犯錯；出錯◇He had committed a grave error in letting them see the document.他讓他們看了文件，鑄成了大錯。◇She made several serious errors during the race.賽跑中她犯了幾個嚴重錯誤。➤cause導致錯誤◇errors caused by illegibly written orders難以辨識的手寫指令導致的錯誤➤contain含有錯誤◇The document contained a lot of typing errors.這份文件有許多打字錯誤。➤introduce引入錯誤◇An editorial error was introduced into the copy.副本中有一處編輯錯誤。➤catch, detect, discover, find, identify, spot發現錯誤◇Thank you for catching that silly error on my part.謝謝你發現了我那愚蠢的錯誤。◇I found several factual errors in the report.我發現報告中有幾個事實性錯誤。➤point out指出錯誤◇The error was pointed out to her by one of her colleagues.這個錯誤是一個同事告訴她的。➤report報告錯誤▸➤realize, recognize意識到／識別錯誤◇I only realized my error when it was too late.我意識到錯誤時已經太遲了。➤acknowledge, admit承認錯誤◇Have the courage to admit your error.要有承認錯誤的勇氣。➤avoid避免錯誤◇She has avoided the common error of writing too much.她避免了寫得過多這個常見錯誤。➤prevent防止錯誤➤repeat一錯再錯◇Do not repeat the errors of your parents and grandparents.不要重蹈你父母和祖父母的覆轍。➤correct, eliminate, fix, rectify糾正／消除／更正／改正錯誤◇Glasses can correct most errors in your vision.眼鏡能矯正大部份視力缺陷。➤minimize, reduce最大程度減少錯誤；減少誤差◇the use of computer systems to reduce hospital errors使用計算機系統以減少醫院方面的失誤➤regret (especially NAmE) 對過錯抱歉◇We regret the clerical error made in the letter sent to Mr Finlay.我們對寄給芬利先生信中的筆誤表達歉意。➤compound加重錯誤◇The paper accidentally printed the victim's address, then compounded their error by printing her name the next day.報紙無意中刊出了受害者的地址，第二天又登出她的姓名，真是一錯再錯。ERROR + VERB➤arise (from sth), occur, result (from sth)錯誤 ( 由⋯ ) 產生；錯誤發生◇errors arising from inadequate information由於信息不足造成的錯誤ERROR + NOUN➤detection檢錯▸➤correction糾錯▸➤message錯誤訊息◇An error message comes up when I try to open the program.我試圖打開程序時跳出了一個錯誤提示。➤rate出錯率◇machines with relatively high error rates故障率相對較高的機器PREPOSITION➤in error (= by mistake) 錯誤地◇The machine had been switched off in error.機器被誤關了。➤error in⋯的錯誤◇He checked his letter for errors in spelling.他檢查信件，查找拼寫錯誤。◇He realized his error in not attending the funeral.他意識到沒參加葬禮是個錯誤。PHRASES➤a comedy of errors讓人發笑的錯誤◇His attempts to arrange a party ended up as a comedy of errors.他嘗試安排聚會，結果鬧了笑話。➤an error in judgement/judgment, an error of judgement/judgment (especially BrE) 判斷錯誤◇The president had made an amazing error of judgement.總統犯了一個令人驚訝的判斷錯誤。➤an error of fact與事實不符的錯誤◇The speech contained many errors of fact.演講中有許多與事實不符的錯誤。➤a margin of error誤差幅度◇The margin of error for a racing driver is tiny.對賽車手而言，稍有不慎就會出錯。➤the error of one's ways方式方法的錯誤◇Will they realize the error of their ways before it is too late?他們能及時意識到自己在方式方法上的錯誤嗎？

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