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error

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ldoce_716_zer·ror /ˈerə $ ˈerər/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun
1  MISTAKE[countableC, uncountableU] a mistake 錯誤，謬誤
error in
There must be an error in our calculations.
我們的計算肯定有錯。
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Error is rather formal and is mainly used when talking about computers or in some fixed expressions such as human error. In everyday English, people usually use mistake: 相當正式，主要用於與計算機相關的語境中，或用於 human error 等固定搭配。在日常英語中，人們一般用 mistake
There must be a mistake somewhere.
一定是哪裏出了錯。
2  [countableC] a mistake when you are working on a computer, which means that the computer program cannot do what you want it to do 〔計算機運行時的〕錯誤
an error message
出錯信息
3  error of judgment MISTAKEa mistake in the way that you examine a situation and decide what to do 判斷失誤
The decision to expand the company was an error of judgment.
擴展公司業務的決定是判斷失誤。
Examples from the Corpus
error of judgment• It may not be errors of fact that matter to the general public as much as errors of judgment.• In war people died more often from the little mistakes than the grand errors of judgment.• It was a great error of judgment.• This mistake has led them at best into errors of judgment and distortion of fact and at worst into academic hucksterism.• New, inexperienced members of staff are more liable to make errors of judgment.• In my opinion, appointing his son as chief executive was a serious error of judgment.• Since then, it has made a number of startling errors of judgment.• Joly also made what can only be described as an uncharacteristic error of judgment.
4  be in error MISTAKEto have made a mistake, especially when making an official decision 〔尤指在作正式決定時〕犯錯，失誤
The doctor has admitted that he was in error.
醫生承認了他的失誤。
Examples from the Corpus
be in error• Buchanan is in error on that point.• If such efforts are required, the planning of the display was in error.• The company has admitted to the court that it was in error.• Mendeleev suggested that the given masses might be in error.• An expensive project is just as likely to be in error as a cheap one.• Unfortunately, however, the Volunteers were in error.• Ah, King, you were in error.
5  do something in error MISTAKEif you do something in error, you do it by mistake 誤做某事
The wrong man was arrested in error.
那人是被誤抓的。
Examples from the Corpus
do something in error• It was discovered that the funds had been withdrawn in error.
6. see the error of your ways literaryREALIZE to realize that you have been behaving badly and decide to stop 意識到自己的過失並準備改正，知錯即改
Examples from the Corpus
see the error of your ways• In fact Brian Moore reckoned it would take only twelve days for the administrators to see the error of their ways.
→ trial and error at trial1(4)
 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
verbs
make an error 犯錯誤
We made too many errors, and that cost us the game.
我們失誤太多，輸掉了這場比賽。
commit an error formal (=make an error, especially a serious one) 犯錯誤〔尤指嚴重的錯誤〕
He knew he had committed a grave error of judgement.
他知道自己犯了個嚴重的判斷錯誤。
have/contain an error 有錯誤
If the data contains errors, the results will be wrong.
要是數據有誤，結果就會出錯。
find/spot/notice an error 發現錯誤
His accountant spotted several errors in his tax return.
他的會計發現他的納稅申報單有幾處錯誤。
realize your error 意識到自己的錯誤
By the time she realized her error, it was too late.
等她意識到自己的錯誤時，爲時已晚。
correct an error (also rectify an error formal) 改正錯誤
We will rectify the error as soon as possible.
我們會盡快糾正錯誤。
avoid errors 避免錯誤
nHe resolved to learn from his mistakes and avoid similar errors in the future.
compound an error (=make it worse) 使錯誤更嚴重
nHe refused to listen to our advice, which compounded the error.
an error arises/occurs formal (=happens) 出現錯誤
nIf an error occurs, you will have two more chances to re-enter your password.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + error
a common error 常見錯誤
a common error which students often make when writing essays
學生寫作文時常犯的錯誤
a serious/bad error 嚴重錯誤
The police made a serious error, which resulted in a young man’s death.
警方犯了嚴重的錯誤，導致一名年輕男子死亡。
a small/minor error 小錯誤
The letter contained some minor spelling errors.
信中有幾處小的拼寫錯誤。
a glaring error (=very bad and very noticeable) 明顯錯誤
There is a glaring error on page 10, where his date of death is given as 2053, not 1003.
第10頁有一個明顯錯誤，他的卒年寫成了2053年，應該是1003年。
a huge/monumental error (=very serious) 重大錯誤
nIt was a monumental error to attack from the north.
a grave error (=extremely serious, with serious results) 極其嚴重的錯誤
nHe has committed a grave error.
a fatal error (=extremely serious, so that you are certain to fail) 致命錯誤
nTelling your staff they are not important is a fatal error.
nan unfortunate error
An unfortunate error resulted in confidential information being released to the press.
a grammatical/spelling/typing error 語法/拼寫/打字錯誤
nYou lose marks if your paper contains spelling errors.
a clerical/administrative error 筆誤/行政管理的失誤
nThe applications forms were sent to the wrong addresses due to a clerical error.
a factual error (=which includes a fact that is wrong) 事實錯誤
nThe article contains many factual errors.
a tactical error (=one that may cause a plan to fail) 策略性錯誤
nBoth parties have made tactical errors in the run-up to the election.
a random error (=one that is not like others or part of a pattern) 随機錯誤
nThis may seem like a random error, but in fact it is repeated once in every 5,000 samples.
human error (=errors made by people) 人爲過失
Automatic checks reduce the danger of human error.
自動核查可以自動降低人爲失誤的風險。
computer error 計算機出錯
An on-board computer error meant that the plane’s systems shut down for a few vital seconds.
機載計算機出錯意味着機上各系統在關鍵時刻關閉了幾秒鐘。
pilot/driver error 飛行員/駕駛員操作失誤
nInvestigators believe the crash was caused by pilot error.
somebody’s past errors formal 某人過去的錯誤
nIf we fail to learn from our past errors, we are doomed to repeat them.
phrases
a margin of error (=the degree to which a calculation might be wrong) 誤差，誤差幅度
We have to allow for a small margin of error in the calculations.
我們得考慮計算中的細微誤差。
5 FREQUENCY 使用頻率
Examples from the Corpus
error• There seems to be an error in the data.• If the information entered into any field is invalid, an error message will be displayed at the foot of the page.• Whenever I try to enter the data the computer gives me an error window.• "It says in this advertisement that the exhibition opens at 10." "That's an error."• Nobody really knows how Dionysius made such an error.• An error occurred in the processing of your application.• Until recently, their quest for the next best seller drug relied wholly on laborious physical trial and error.• Over 50 people were denied a vote through a computer error.• The report concluded that the accident was caused by human error.• The text is disfigured by irritating errors and sloppy proofreading.• So we shall have copies of errors being duplicated in the population.• a spelling error• The objective is to adjust weights so that the error in the output layer is reduced.• She made very few typing errors.• Similarly, we may say that merely verbal errors can be corrected in standard ways.
error message• If you return to this field, an error message is displayed at the foot of the screen.• We got an error message, indicating there was no dial tone.• If not, an error message is printed.• If you receive an error message, try again.• The first thing to do is make a careful note of any error messages you get.• It is used to identify the sentence in both error messages and for objects that can be merged into canvass documents.• Many who signed on later in the day were turned away with blank screens or error messages.• The error messages will provide the most helpful clues for tracking elusive addresses.
From Longman Business Dictionary
errorer·ror /ˈerəˈerər/ noun [countableC]
1a mistake
The confusion was the result of a computer error.
The company has made some strategic errors.
→ compensating error → unrecoverable error
2COMMERCE errors and omissions excepted used in formal documents to say that mistakes and things that have been forgotten should also be taken into account
Origin error
(1200-1300) Old French errour, from Latin error, from errare; → ERR

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