peccadillo
peccadillo — 名詞
- peccadillosingular
- peccadilloesplural
1. a minor wrongdoing that is not considered very important and is usually easy to
小過失
小的、不嚴重的過錯
a minor wrongdoing that is not considered very important and is usually easy to forgive
Henrik's only peccadillo was taking office stationery home for personal use.
Henrik 唯一的小過失就是把辦公室的文具帶回家私用。
pattern: peccadillo + of + gerund
The committee chose to overlook the treasurer's peccadillo because of his years of loyal service.
委員會選擇不追究財務長的小過失，因為他多年忠心服務。
collocation: overlook a peccadillo
Soraya confessed her peccadillo of forwarding office gossip by email.
Soraya 坦承她的小毛病是把辦公室的八卦用電子郵件轉寄出去。
The ambassador's minor peccadillo of arriving late was politely ignored by the hosts.
大使遲到的小過失被主人禮貌地忽略了。
Readers enjoy stories about famous figures whose peccadilloes make them seem more human.
讀者喜歡看名人的小缺點故事，因為那些缺點讓他們顯得更有人性。
- foible
more literary; specifically a small weakness in someone's character, sometimes seen as endearing
- misdemeanour
slightly more formal and stronger; can refer to a minor legal offence
- slip
less formal, emphasises the accidental nature of the mistake
- transgression
stronger; implies that a rule or moral boundary has been crossed
文法句型
peccadillo + of + gerund
overlook / forgive a peccadillo
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often used in formal, literary, or mildly humorous contexts. The plural can be either peccadilloes or peccadillos, with peccadilloes being more common.