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单词 mea culpa
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Definition of mea culpa in English:

mea culpa

exclamation ˌmiːə ˈkʌlpəˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpəˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpə
  • Used as an acknowledgement of one's fault or error.

    是我的错,我认错;我应该负责任

    ‘Well, whose fault was that?’ ‘Mea culpa!’ Frank said

    “那么,是谁的错?”“是我的错!”弗兰克说。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But now the FDA sees such incidents as symptoms of bigger problems in how a drugmaker operates - much more serious issues that are not smoothed out with mea culpas and the payment of a small fine.
    • As if to give the filmmaker a chance for a few mea culpas, or to misdirect blame away from themselves, the distributing company, they give director Joe Brown a full-length audio commentary.
    • Despite Hill's mea culpas for leaving African Americans out of his earlier editions, the words ‘There you go again’ seem warranted.
    • As the Internet Revolution has given way to the Internet Inquisition, most of the attitude coming from Net-centric executives has been confessional - mea culpas for the irrational exuberance and media hype.
    • Between all the mea culpas, the Senator doesn't give readers enough of his quick, unconventional wit.

Origin

Latin, 'by my fault'.

Definition of mea culpa in US English:

mea culpa

exclamationˌmāə ˈko͝olpəˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpə
  • An acknowledgment of one's fault or error.

    是我的错,我认错;我应该负责任

    as exclamation “Well, whose fault was that?” “Mea culpa!” Frank said

    “那么,是谁的错?”“是我的错!”弗兰克说。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As if to give the filmmaker a chance for a few mea culpas, or to misdirect blame away from themselves, the distributing company, they give director Joe Brown a full-length audio commentary.
    • As the Internet Revolution has given way to the Internet Inquisition, most of the attitude coming from Net-centric executives has been confessional - mea culpas for the irrational exuberance and media hype.
    • Despite Hill's mea culpas for leaving African Americans out of his earlier editions, the words ‘There you go again’ seem warranted.
    • But now the FDA sees such incidents as symptoms of bigger problems in how a drugmaker operates - much more serious issues that are not smoothed out with mea culpas and the payment of a small fine.
    • Between all the mea culpas, the Senator doesn't give readers enough of his quick, unconventional wit.

Origin

Latin, ‘by my fault’.

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