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fallibility

UK/.fælә'biliti/US
GREA2

Definitions

n.

The tendency to make mistakes or be wrong.

易犯错的特性,可错性。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
fallto fall, to be deceived, to err, to be false
+
-ibilitystate, quality, condition
=fallibility

The noun of fallible: the quality of being able to err. -ibility turns the adjective into an abstract noun (fallible → fallibility).

Root fall still carries 12 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.human fallibility人的可错性
  • 2.accept one's fallibility承认自己会犯错

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The disaster was a stark reminder of human fallibility.

  • 2.

    Good scientists accept the fallibility of their own theories.

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