"peccadillo" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小过失
• 小过错

Definition

小过失指的是一种不严重的小错误、小缺点或小过错。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是正式且有文学色彩的词，描述轻微的错误或小失误（常为道德或社交方面）。不用来指严重错误或犯罪。

Examples

He apologized for his peccadillo during the meeting.

他为会议中的**小过失**道歉了。

Forgetting her birthday was only a peccadillo, not a major mistake.

忘记她的生日只是个**小过错**，并不是大错误。

The teacher overlooked his peccadillo and did not punish him.

老师忽略了他的**小过失**，没有惩罚他。

Most people have a peccadillo or two they'd rather not admit.

大多数人有一两个**小过失**不愿承认。

Compared to his other troubles, this was a minor peccadillo.

相比他其他的问题，这只是个小小的**小过错**。

Oh, that's just a peccadillo — nobody's perfect!

哦，那只是个**小过失** —— 没有人是完美的！