| 词汇 | peccadillo |
| 释义 | peccadillo noun[ C ] uk /ˌpek.əˈdɪl.əʊ/ us /ˌpek.əˈdɪl.oʊ/pluralpeccadillos or peccadilloes a small fault or mistake, or something that someone does wrong that is not very serious: 小错误，过失 a youthful peccadillo年轻时犯的小错误 He dismissed what had happened as a mere peccadillo.他只把发生的事当作一个小过失而不予理会。 Synonym indiscretion Compare sinnoun(MORALS) venialformal Faults and mistakes (that's) your hard luckidiom aberration Achilles heel adrift black mark blemish errata erratum error failing false move loophole malaprop miscue misfunction misperception that's/it's your funeral!idiom typo uncorrectable uncorrected Examples of peccadillopeccadillo But this is a peccadillo. Undeclared work must no longer remain a mere peccadillo. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Is this a peculiar peccadillo of mine or is there some objective reason for believing that the means are crucial? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we waste our time in pettifogging peccadilloes we shall not get the houses but a revolution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Possibly this is so, but taken in conjunction with one or two other minor peccadilloes it could be enough to tip the scales against him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He told me about some peccadillo for which he had been caned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Failing to declare work is no mere peccadillo. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are not just referring to youthful peccadillos. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Previously there may have been a great many peccadillos by children which were either dealt with domestically or not dealt with at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Substantial fines are imposed for small peccadillos while criminals leave the courts laughing at the small fines which have been imposed upon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Small peccadilloes become morally objectionable only if they directly injure another person or breed a bad habit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The next step will be to reduce it from a sin to a peccadillo. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, in those more leisured days the political peccadilloes of the great could, without much harm, rank as a source of interest to all classes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was arrested and put in a cell for 19 hours for a peccadillo. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Peccadillos are one thing, but the commission of crimes is quite another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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