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2022-11-29 A slip of the pen 笔误

今日短语 

搭配 “a slip of the pen” 的意思是 “笔误”,指 “(书写时的)拼写、语法或用词错误”。如果某人 “make a slip of the pen”,意思就是此人 “因疏忽而出笔误或写错字”。

例句

I made a slip of the pen and wrote that the car was worth £1,000 not £10,000!
我笔误写错了,这辆车值一万英镑,而不是一千英镑。

Due to a slip of the pen, I misspelt the name of the bride on the wedding invitations.
由于笔误,我在婚礼请柬上拼写错了新娘的名字。

One slip of the pen and you could lose valuable points in your exam paper.
在考试中出现笔误,你就可能丢掉宝贵的分数。

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