词汇 | peccadillo |
释义 | peccadillopec·ca·dil·lo /ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun (plural peccadilloes or peccadillos) [countableC] MISTAKEsomething bad which someone does, especially involving sex, which is not regarded as very serious or important 小错误,小过失〔尤与性有关〕 The public is willing to forgive him for his peccadillos. 公众愿意原谅他的小过失。 Examples from the Corpus peccadillo• Equally if one lived in a society where everybody was constantly protesting against the smallest governmental peccadillo life would become intolerable. (1500-1600) Spanish pecadillo, from pecado “evil act”, from Latin peccare “to do evil” |
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