misstep

英 [ˌmɪs'step] 美 [ˌmɪs'step]

• n. 失足；过失

英英释义

Noun:

1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;

   "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"
   "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
   "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. One misstep could lead to a nasty tumble a few hundred meters down the face of the cliff.
   一失足就有可能狼狈跌下几百米下的悬崖。
2. But by their misstep salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
   反倒因他们的过失，救恩便临到外邦人，好惹动他们妒忌。

经典引文

• A misstep, an error in tact or tone, which would have hurt our friendship.

  出自： A. Lurie

• For a mountain goat one misstep could be fatal.

  出自：Scientific American

近反义词

【近义词】

• error 错误
• mistake 错误
• slip-up 错误
• gaffe 过失
• slip 滑倒
• blunder 大错
• blooper <非> 过失
• lapse 过失
• faux pas 失礼
• solecism 语法错误
• shortcoming 缺点
• indiscretion 不慎重
• boo-boo 愚蠢的错误
• miscalculation 算错
• bloomer 正在开花的植物...
• stumble 绊倒
• trip 旅行