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单词 fallible
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Definition of fallible in English:

fallible

adjective ˈfalɪb(ə)lˈfæləb(ə)l
  • Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

    可能出错的;易出错的

    experts can be fallible

    专家也可能出错。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But we do the best we can in elections, with limited information and fallible judgment.
    • Dr Martin Luther King Jr was also at times as fallible as the next human.
    • No one could imagine Margaret Thatcher appearing on television to admit that she was fallible.
    • How can you force such people to leave on the strength of a fallible weather forecast?
    • Furthermore, one does not have to look far to see that their judgments are all too frequently fallible.
    • There had been a moment when he looked fallible, when trying to reach for a Paul Millar free-kick.
    • In order to savour the flashing returns and the artistic volleys, we must suffer the faltering second serve and the fallible forehand.
    • On the previous time trial, he had been outclassed by Ullrich and suddenly looked fallible.
    • It's easy to make him too perfect and aloof, but if he's too fallible then he's not Superman.
    • Do we want a hero with universal vision, or would we prefer a fallible creature, confusing and confused?
    • They now say that clinical trials are misused, abused, misleading, biased, and fallible.
    • However, concern has also been expressed that existing security measures are fallible.
    • But the expert rules are fallible, and there will always be false positives and false negatives.
    • The point is we are all fallible: we all make choices every day that impact on our health, from eating junk food to having children.
    • The state has no innate moral compass to guide it and the people who should be its guide are all too fallible.
    • They are not ethereal beings but fallible, the same as the rest of us.
    • This made no philosophical sense, because human justice is both finite and fallible.
    • They are your weakest link; a constant reminder that you are human, fallible and getting older.
    • We cannot prevent ourselves from falling ill, humans are too fallible, and we love doing things that damage us.
    • DNA forensics is starting to reveal just how fallible eyewitness reports can be.
    Synonyms
    error-prone, erring, errant, liable to err, prone to err, open to error
    imperfect, flawed, frail, weak

Derivatives

  • fallibly

  • adverb
    • Contrary to what they believe, the public prefer their politicians fallibly human, rather than joyless teetotallers whose only addiction is to squash or golf.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Why do we build up these spiritual blogstars and then cry foul when our idol turns out to be just as fallibly human as we are?
      • King and Queen were absolute monarchs, yet fallibly human.
      • Colour is solely an internal phenomenon, caused no doubt by something external, but neither fallibly nor infallibly representing it.
      • The two filmmakers converge on questions of what defines us as fallibly human, even as they reach vastly different conclusions.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere 'deceive'.

Definition of fallible in US English:

fallible

adjectiveˈfaləb(ə)lˈfæləb(ə)l
  • Capable of making mistakes or being erroneous.

    可能出错的;易出错的

    experts can be fallible

    专家也可能出错。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the previous time trial, he had been outclassed by Ullrich and suddenly looked fallible.
    • The point is we are all fallible: we all make choices every day that impact on our health, from eating junk food to having children.
    • They now say that clinical trials are misused, abused, misleading, biased, and fallible.
    • In order to savour the flashing returns and the artistic volleys, we must suffer the faltering second serve and the fallible forehand.
    • Do we want a hero with universal vision, or would we prefer a fallible creature, confusing and confused?
    • But the expert rules are fallible, and there will always be false positives and false negatives.
    • There had been a moment when he looked fallible, when trying to reach for a Paul Millar free-kick.
    • We cannot prevent ourselves from falling ill, humans are too fallible, and we love doing things that damage us.
    • How can you force such people to leave on the strength of a fallible weather forecast?
    • But we do the best we can in elections, with limited information and fallible judgment.
    • They are your weakest link; a constant reminder that you are human, fallible and getting older.
    • Dr Martin Luther King Jr was also at times as fallible as the next human.
    • No one could imagine Margaret Thatcher appearing on television to admit that she was fallible.
    • DNA forensics is starting to reveal just how fallible eyewitness reports can be.
    • It's easy to make him too perfect and aloof, but if he's too fallible then he's not Superman.
    • The state has no innate moral compass to guide it and the people who should be its guide are all too fallible.
    • However, concern has also been expressed that existing security measures are fallible.
    • They are not ethereal beings but fallible, the same as the rest of us.
    • Furthermore, one does not have to look far to see that their judgments are all too frequently fallible.
    • This made no philosophical sense, because human justice is both finite and fallible.
    Synonyms
    error-prone, erring, errant, liable to err, prone to err, open to error

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere ‘deceive’.

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