Schoolboy error Meaning in English
expression
ˈskuɫˌbɔɪ/ /ˈɛɹɝ
SKOOL-boy ERR-ur
skˈuːlbɔɪ/ /ˈɛɹɐ
SKOOL-boy ERR-uh
释义
A simple mistake that someone should not make, especially because it’s something that beginners or young students might do.
用法与细微差别
This is informal and often used to criticize avoidable mistakes, especially by professionals. Common collocation: 'That was a schoolboy error.' Not literally about schoolboys—applies to anyone making an obvious mistake.
Spanish: error de principiante - error de novatoPortuguese (BR): erro de principiante - erro básicoPortuguese (PT): erro de principiante - erro básicoChinese (Simplified): 低级错误 - 初级错误Chinese (Traditional): 低級錯誤 - 初級錯誤Hindi: मूर्खतापूर्ण गलती - शुरुआती गलतीArabic: خطأ مبتدئ - خطأ ساذجBengali: শিশুসুলভ ভুল - ছোটখাটো ভুলRussian: детская ошибка - элементарная ошибкаJapanese: 初歩的なミス - 子供じみたミスVietnamese: lỗi sơ đẳng - lỗi ngớ ngẩnKorean: 기초적인 실수 - 초보적인 실수Turkish: acemi hatası - çocukça hataUrdu: ابتدائی غلطی - بچوں جیسی غلطیIndonesian: kesalahan sepele - kesalahan pemula
例句
He made a schoolboy error on his first day at work.
basic
Leaving the door unlocked was a schoolboy error.
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Forgetting to save the file was a schoolboy error.
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That missed goal was a total schoolboy error from the striker.
natural
Come on, that’s a schoolboy error! You should know better.
natural
Even experts sometimes slip up and make a schoolboy error.
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