From the word’s history
From Middle English failen, from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin *fallire, from Latin fallere 'to deceive, disappoint'.
源自古法文 falir，來自拉丁文 fallere「欺騙、使失望」。
Think of the spot where something does not quite come off. Look at a person, and that spot is a weak point they carry around — the thing they keep not managing. Look at a plan, and the same spot is the moment it might not come off, which is exactly when you need a second idea ready. One word, two places to stand: on the weak point itself, or just past it, holding the backup.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Failingname
- 1
A surname.
failingnoun/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
- 1
weakness; defect
- His worst failing is his temper.
- At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.
failingprep/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
- 1
If what follows is not possible; without.
- A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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