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单词 fallible
释义
fallible
adjective
uk
/ˈfæl.ə.bəl/us
/ˈfæl.ə.bəl/
ableorlikelyto makemistakes:
会犯错误的；容易出错的
Weplaceourtrustindoctors, but they are fallible like everyoneelse.我们信任医生，但即使是他们也会犯错。
A fallibleobjectorsystemislikelynot toworkin asatisfactoryway:
（物品或系统）易出毛病的，不可靠的
Thismethodis more fallible than most because itdependsoncarefulandaccuratetiming.这种方法比大多数方法更容易出错，因为它需要仔细精确的计时。
Opposite
infallible
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fallibility
(Definition offalliblefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fallible| American Dictionary

fallible
adjective
us
/ˈfæl·ə·bəl/
(of aperson)abletofailorlikelyto makemistakes, or (of anobjectorsystem)likelynot toworksatisfactorily:
Humanbeingsare fallible.

fallibility

noun[U]us
/ˌfæl·əˈbɪl·ɪ·t̬i/
Women areurgedto take thetest,despiteitsfallibility.
(Definition offalliblefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffallible

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Phonetic m-representations require 'parsing ' (and parsing isfallible) precisely because they don't possess syntactico-semantic properties.
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Kings arefallible, subject to sin and all the other vicissitudes that flesh is heir to.
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Tests of good-gene selection must therefore rely on indirect,falliblemarkers of genetic fitness.
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To be sure, there are numerous studies that point to humans asfallible- especially within the heuristics and biases tradition.
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We owe some of the individuality and vigour of opera's female characters to die humanising touch of die demanding,fallible, sopranos who were dieir 'creators'.
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They punch and punch and punch holes infallibleobjects and throw them to the ground.
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They are based on partial andfallibleknowledge of what is relevant for evaluating alternatives.
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What is it, then, about the notion of 'fallibleknowledge ' that many philosophers regard as defensible ?
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The process prescribed for the medical expert is one of positioning oneself as subjective guarantor of objective evidence, asfalliblewitness of an infallible device.
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First, medical predictions of risk and benefit arefallible.
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We accept that our perceptual experiences are occasionally misleading, and so we can accept our sense of agency asfallible.
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Whenfalliblehumans attempt to write large programs to do complicated things, safety is very important.
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Since both these inferences are logically invalid (and thereforefallible), why is a division between them necessary ?
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Both inferences are ampliative, andfallible.
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As spectators, we arefallible, restricted.
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