fault

fault
[fɔːlt, fɒlt]
noun
  1. an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character
    缺点，毛病，不足
    my worst fault is impatience.
    我最大的缺点是没有耐心。
    ■a break or other defect in an electric circuit or piece of machinery
    （电路或机器的）毛病，故障
    a fire caused by an electrical fault.
    电路故障引起的火灾。
    ■a misguided or dangerous action or habit
    失误，过失
    the fault of the keen therapist is to start to intervene during the assessment phase.
    急于求成的治疗学家的错误就是在观察评估阶段就开始介入。
    ■(in tennis and similar games) a service of the ball not in accordance with the rules
    （网球或类似运动用语）犯规
    ■(一般作 faults)(in showjumping) a penalty point imposed for an error
    （马术障碍赛用语）失误扣分，罚分
  2. [mass noun]responsibility for an accident or misfortune
    责任；过失，过错
    many people who get into debt do so through no fault of their own.
    许多债务人欠债并不是他们自身的错。
    it was his fault she had died.
    她的死是他的错。
  3. (Geology)an extended break in a rock formation, marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity of strata on either side of a particular plane
    (地质)断层
verb
  1. [with obj.]criticize for inadequacy or mistakes
    指责，批评，挑错
    her colleagues and superiors could not fault her dedication to the job.
    她的同事和上级对她的敬业精神无可挑剔。
    you cannot fault him for the professionalism of his approach.
    他的方法之专业，让人无可挑剔。
    ■[no obj.](archaic)do wrong
    (古)犯错，做错事
    the people of Caesarea faulted greatly when they called King Herod a god.
    凯撒里亚人把希律王称为神是极大的错误。
  2. (be faulted)(Geology)(of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults
    (地质)（岩层）断裂，产生断层
    rift valleys where the crust has been stretched and faulted.
    地壳拉伸断裂的地堑。
    [as noun faulting]a complex pattern of faulting.
    复杂的断层构造。
常用词组
at fault
  1. responsible for an undesirable situation or event; in the wrong
    有责任的，有过失的；犯了错的，出了错的
    we recover compensation from the person at fault.
    我们从过失方那儿获得赔偿。
  2. mistaken or defective
    坏了的；出错的；有缺陷的
    he suspected that his calculator was at fault.
    他怀疑他的计算器出了错。
find fault
  1. make an adverse criticism or objection, sometimes unfairly or destructively
    挑错，找岔子，为难
    he finds fault with everything I do.
    他处处为难我。
—— to a fault
  1. (of someone who displays a particular commendable quality to an extent) verging on excess
    （过分表现出某好品质的人）过分，过度
    you're kind, caring and generous to a fault.
    你宽厚、体贴、大方得过分了。
语源
  1. Middle English faut(e) 'lack, failing', from Old French, based on Latin fallere 'deceive'. The -l- was added (in French and English) in the 15th cent. to conform with the Latin word, but did not become standard in English until the 17th cent., remaining silent in pronunciation until well into the 18th
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