Peccadillo
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 小过失
- [英] n. 小过失 ( a slight offense)
- [记] pecca ( 过失, 罪行) +dillo ( 小) -> 小罪 -> 小过失
- [同] 同根词: peccable ( 易犯罪的) ; peccant ( 有罪的) ; impeccable ( 没有瑕疵的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun (plural -loes or -los)
- Etymology: Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado sin, from Latin peccatum, from neuter of peccatus, past participle of peccare
- Date: 1600
- a slight offense