"failings" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 缺点
• 弱点

Definition

某人在性格、行为或工作中的弱点或缺陷。通常指个人的小缺点。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或中性环境，描述人的性格或行为弱点。常见搭配有“admit your failings（承认你的缺点）”。指持续的性格缺点，不是一次性错误（那是 failure 或 mistake）。常用复数。

Examples

Everyone has some failings.

每个人都有一些**缺点**。

He admitted his failings to his friends.

他向朋友承认了自己的**缺点**。

Her failings made her more human.

她的**缺点**让她更有人情味。

It's hard to accept your own failings, but it's important.

接受自己的**缺点**很难，但很重要。

Despite his failings, people trust him.

尽管有**缺点**，人们仍然信任他。

We all try to hide our failings from others.

我们都试图对别人隐藏自己的**缺点**。