11.錯誤

(誤會) mistake: A wrong thought, act. It implies carelessness Anyone can make a

mistake.

(過錯 弱點) fault: A bad point, but not of a serious moral kind. It refers to

behavior and character. His only fault is that he lacks ambition.

find fault with sb / at fault shortcoming: Weakness, failing

It refers to failures or deficiencies in things as well as people.

In spite of all her shortcomings I still think she's one of the best teachers

in the school.

(疏忽) error: A mistake (formal sometimes literary)

It implies deviation from a standard or model

The accident was caused by human error.

(缺點 毛病) defect: sth lacking or imperfect.

It refers to quality.

The radio was returned because of a defect.

(失誤 過失) blunder: A very stupid or unnecessary mistake.

It implies ignorance.

This is the fatal blunder of his life.

12.圖畫

picture: The most general one.

(彩圖) painting: pictures with color.

(繪畫 圖畫) drawing: A picture made with a pen, pencil and crayon. Sketch, diagrams

and graphs are all drawings.

(草圖) sketch: A rough not detailed drawing.

(圖解 圖表) diagram: A drawing, figure that shows the arrangement of something.

(曲線圖) graph: A diagram in which a straight line, curved, or zigzag line shows

how two sets of numbers or measurements are related.

(插圖) illustration: A picture to go with words of a book.

(圖樣 草圖) draft: The first rough written form of anything.

(平面圖) plan: A line drawing of a building as it might been seen from above.

(主視圖) elevation: A flat upright side of a building.

(海圖) chart: A map esp. a detailed map of a sea area.