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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary er·ror ETYMOLOGY Middle English errour, from Anglo-French, from Latin error, from errare DATE 13th century 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 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 (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 Synonyms. 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 English Etymology error c.1300, from O.Fr . errur, from L. errorem (nom. error) "a wandering, straying, mistake," from errare "to wander" (see err). Words for "error" in most I.E. languages originally meant "wander, go astray" (but Ir. dearmad "error," from dermat "a forgetting").http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ error error / 5erE(r) / noun[C, U] ~ in sth / in doing sth a mistake, especially six that causes problems or affects the result of sth 错误；差错；谬误: No payments were made last week because of a computer error. 由于计算机出错,上周未付任何款项。 There are too many errors in your work. 你的工作失误太多。 I think you have made an error in calculating the total. 我想你在计算总数时出了差错。 A simple error of judgement meant that there was not enough food to go around. 一个简单的判断错误就意味着食物不够每人一份。 a grave error (= a very serious mistake) 严重错误 a glaring error (= a mistake that is very obvious) 明显的错误 The delay was due to human error (= a mistake made by a person rather than by a machine). 延误是人为错误造成的。 The computer system was switched off in error (= by mistake). 计算机系统被不慎关闭。 There is no room for error in this job. 这项工作决不允许出差错。 ⇨ see also margin of error ⇨ note at mistake IDIOMS ▪ see, realize, etc. the 7error of your 'ways (formal or humorous) to realize or admit that you have done sth wrong and decide to change your behaviour 知过即改；承认自己的做法不对并决心改正 ⇨ more at trial n. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English error noun ADJ. fundamental, glaring, grave, great, major, monumental, serious The report contained some glaring errors. | fatal He made the fatal error of borrowing more than he could pay back. | minor, small | embarrassing, unfortunate | past The ability to learn from past errors is vital in business. | common | grammatical, spelling, typing | factual | tactical The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast. | administrative, clerical | human, pilot The plane crash was caused by human error, not mechanical failure. VERB + ERROR commit, make He had committed a grave error in letting them see the document. She made several serious errors during the race. | contain The document contained a lot of typing errors. | detect, discover, find, spot I found several factual errors in the report. | point out The error was pointed out to her by one of her colleagues. | realize I only realized my error when it was too late. | avoid She has avoided the common error of writing too much. | correct, rectify Glasses can correct most errors in your vision. | compound The paper accidentally printed the victim's address, then compounded their error by printing her name the next day. ERROR + VERB arise (from sth), occur errors arising from inadequate information ERROR + NOUN detection | correction | message An error message comes up when I try to open the program. PREP. in ~ The machine had been switched off in error (= by mistake). | ~ in He checked his letter for errors in spelling. He realized his error in not attending the funeral. | ~ of The speech contained many errors of fact. PHRASES a comedy of errors His attempts to arrange a party ended up as a comedy of errors. | an error of judgement The minister had made an amazing error of judgement. | a margin of error The margin of error for a racing driver is tiny. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 an often unintentional deviation from truth or accuracy FF1C;made an error in adding the figuresFF1E; Synonyms: mistake, x Related Words: inaccuracy; miscalculation, miscomputation; oversight, slip 2 something (as an act, statement, or belief) that departs from what is or is generally held to be acceptable FF1C;spying on the opposing party proved to be a grave errorFF1E; Synonyms: blooper, blunder, boner, bull, bungle, ||clanger, fluff, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, rock, slip, slipup, trip; compare FAUX PAS Related Words: fault, misdoing, misjudgment, stumble; ||boo-boo, botch, fumble, muff; howler, screamer; impropriety, indecorum 3 Synonyms: FALLACY 1, erroneousness, fallaciousness, falsehood, falseness, falsity, untruth Related Words: misreading, misunderstanding; delusion, illusion Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged er·ror \ˈerə(r) sometimes ˈeˌrȯ(ə)r or -ȯ(ə)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English errour, from Old French error, errour, from Latin error, from errare to err 1. a. : an act or condition of often ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior : violation of ritual holiness, moral rectitude, or social convention : sin < entice with licentious passions of the flesh men who have barely escaped from … error — 2 Pet 2:18 (Revised Standard Version) > : offense , fault < the official's errors of nepotism and acceptance of large gifts from lobbyists > b. : an act involving an unintentional deviation from truth or accuracy : a mistake in perception, reasoning, recollection, or expression < made an error in adding up the bill > < gunnery errors > c. : an act that through ignorance, deficiency, or accident departs from or fails to achieve what should be done < got lost when he made the error of turning left at the fork > < an error of judgment > < the error of writing last year's date early in January > as (1) : a misplay (as a fumble or a wild throw) by a baseball player when normal play would have resulted in an out or prevented an advance by a base runner — not used of a passed ball or wild pitch < an error is charged against a fielder at the discretion of the official scorer > (2) : a failure in bowling to make a spare when the previous ball left no split (3) : a failure in a racket game to return the ball to the opponent's court after touching it with the racket (as in tennis by hitting it into the net or outside the court) d. (1) : a mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact (2) : writ of error (3) : proceedings for a writ of error 2. a. : the quality or state of erring; especially : the act of believing or of setting forth what is not true < the firm is in error as to the facts of the case > < the map is in error regarding the junction > b. Christian Science : illusion about the nature of reality that is the cause of human suffering : the contradiction of truth < error is a supposition that pleasure and pain, that intelligence, substance, life are existent in matter — Mary B. Eddy > c. : an instance of false belief : a mistaken idea or system of ideas < an opposite error … is the belief that children are naturally virtuous — Bertrand Russell > d. : the body of false beliefs : falsehood < hope to reduce error by promoting education > 3. : something (as a misstatement or misprint) produced by mistake < a typographical error > specifically : a postage stamp released for use that shows flaw in its manufacture (as in differing in color or paper from others of its issue and denomination) 4. archaic : an irregular course : wandering < brooks rolling with mazy error — John Milton > 5. a. mathematics : the difference between an observed or calculated value of a quantity and the true value; specificallystatistics : variation in the measurements, calculations, or observations of a quantity due to mistakes or to usually uncontrollable factors — see probable error, standard error b. in artillery fire : the divergence of a point of impact from the center of impact in a dispersion of shots : the distance of a shot from the target c. : the amount of deviation from a standard or specification < weights used to determine the error of a scale > < the allowable error in milling a machine part is called its tolerance > 6. : a deficiency or imperfection in structure or function : defect < an error in vision may cause headaches > Synonyms: mistake , blunder , slip , lapse , faux pas, bull , howler , boner : error indicates a deviation from correct, sanctioned, approved belief, procedure, practice, or course < the errors in their beliefs > < an error in reasoning > < it is a common error to speak of the doctrine of science when what is meant is naturalism — W.R.Inge > < an error in addition > < sent by error to the wrong department > mistake suggests a misunderstanding, wrong decision, or inadvertent wrong action; it may apply to the unimportant or momentary but does not always do so < a mistake in reading the road map > < a mistake in admitting these students > < a mistake in copying the list > blunder may imply ignorance, stupidity, or culpable lack of foresight and care < fortunate to be acquitted by a court-martial after he had made a tragic blunder and lost many of his own men — Peter Forster > < we usually call our blunders mistakes and our friends style our mistakes blunders — H.B.Wheatley > slip may apply to a trivial readily forgivable mistake, inadvertence, or accident < a slip of the pen > < a list such as a busy and not very well educated library clerk might make, with many slips and grammatical mistakes — R.W.Southern > lapse may suggest forgetfulness, inattention, or weakness < you gave natives bits to copy under all possible threats against lapses of accuracy, only to discover at the end that they had embroidered the work pleasantly to their own fancy — Mary Austin > faux pas now usually indicates a social blunder as a violation of etiquette or an instance of tactlessness < John and I, horrified, hustled him out before he could commit any further faux pas — S.H.Adams > bull usually applies to a blunder marked by stupidity although it is often applied to a remark purposely contrived to contain an amusing incongruity < the well-known bull stating that “as one man is just as good as another — and sometimes more so” > < “the next train to Dublin has just gone”, the stationmaster said and laughed at his own bull > howler usually applies to a ludicrous blunder made through ignorance or dim-wittedness < a schoolboy howler that turns the title “Intimations of Immortality” into “Imitations of Immorality” > < refused to go on a quiz show for fear he'd make howlers > boner suggests a blunder made through thoughtlessness as well as dim-wittedness < made the boner of inviting his boss to dinner on the night his wife's bridge group was due to meet at his house > < pulled a real boner when he said the American Civil War was in the 18th century > |
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