fallible

英 [ˈfæləbl]

美 [ˈfæləbl]

adj. 会犯错误的

TOEFL IELTS GRE TEM8

BNC.21514 / COCA.24585

牛津词典

adj.

会犯错误的
able to make mistakes or be wrong
1. Memory is selective and fallible.
  记忆有选择性而且会出错。
2. All human beings are fallible.
  人人都难免犯错误。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 可能出错的;会犯错的
If you say that someone or something isfallible, you mean that they are not perfect and are likely to make mistakes or to fail in what they are doing.
1. They are only human and all too fallible...
  他们只不过是普通人，太容易犯错误了。
2. The system has proved fallible time after time...
  时间一次又一次证明,这个系统是会出错的。
3. Human reason is a fallible guide.
  人的理智会给人错误的指引。

英英释义

adj

likely to fail or make errors
1. everyone is fallible to some degree
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
1. I'm only a fallible human
2. frail humanity
Synonym:frailimperfectweak

双语例句

If you're looking at this charitably, you might say that everyone's fallible, and the subjective element cannot be eliminated entirely.
如果你看这个好里，你可能会说，每个人的过错，主观因素是不能完全排除。
These results show just how hard it is to effectively interview, and how fallible we can be when making interview judgments.
这些结果显示了有效面试的难度有多大，在对面试者做判断时我们有多容易犯错。
None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.
没有人像那些坚信自己一定正确的人那样容易犯错误。
Politicians seem to be more fallible than the average run of mankind.
政客们似乎比平常人更容易犯错误。
He thinks because all our knowledge comes from experience, it's inherently fallible.
他认为，既然所有的知识来自经验，那么这些知识本质上是很容易出错的。
This just proves that everybody is fallible.
这证明了每个人都难免犯错。
The system has proved fallible time after time
时间一次又一次证明，这个系统是会出错的。
All believers, including the clergy, are fallible human beings who are prone to all types of sin.
所有的信徒，包括神职人员，都是可能会犯各种类型的罪的普通人类。
"False start, ben Johnson jumps the gun." Human beings are only fallible.
起跑犯规，本·约翰逊抢跑。人类本身易犯错误。
People began to realize that their leaders were not "heavenly chosen" but merely fallible human beings just like themselves.
人们开始意识到他们的领袖并非是“神授”的，而只是一些也有可能失误的凡夫俗子，与他们自己毫无二致。