"lapses" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 失誤
• 疏忽

Definition

指某人在短時間內忘記或沒有正確做某事，通常是因為疏忽。也可指行為或注意力的暫時下降。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"Lapses" 多用於正式或較正式場合，常指行為、記憶或注意力的小失誤。常見搭配有“memory lapses”（記憶失誤）、“security lapses”（安全疏漏）、“lapses in judgment”（判斷失誤）。強調無意且暫時的小錯誤。

Examples

She sometimes has lapses in her memory.

她有時會有**失誤**，記憶方面出錯。

There were lapses in the security system.

安全系統存在**疏忽**。

These lapses made the test results unreliable.

這些**失誤**使得考試結果不可靠。

He apologized for the lapses in his behavior last night.

他為昨晚的行為**失誤**道歉了。

Even experts sometimes have lapses when they're tired.

即使是專家累了也會有**疏忽**。

Don’t worry, we all experience lapses from time to time.

別擔心，我們每個人都會偶爾有**失誤**。