err vi. 1.犯錯誤,錯。 2.做壞事。 3.〔古語〕入歧途,漫游。 To err is human. 〔諺語〕人孰無過。 err from the truth 違背真理。 err from the right path 誤入歧途。 err in believing 誤信。 err on the safe side 錯也保險。 err on the side of lenity [severity] 失之過寬[過嚴]。
safe adj. 1.安全的,安穩(wěn)的;無危險的。 2.確實的,一定的。 3. 安全,平安〔作 arrive, come 等的述語用〕。 4.謹慎的,穩(wěn)健的,可靠的;小心翼翼的。 5.【棒球】不會死的,安全的〔安抵某壘的〕 (opp. out )。 6.【自動化】穩(wěn)定的。 I saw him safe home. 我送他平安到家。 It is safe to get warmer as the day goes on. 天氣確實一天比一天暖和了。 He is safe to get in. 他肯定會當選。 get a person safe 抓牢某人。 a safe [good] catch 【棒球】靈巧的接球員。 a safe first 穩(wěn)拿第一的人。 S- bind, safe find. 藏得牢,找得著。 be safe from (attack infection) 沒有受到(攻擊、傳染)的危險。 It is safe to say that .... 不妨說,說…準不會錯。 on the safe side 謹慎地 ( It's best to err on the safe side. 即使錯,最好也錯在謹慎上面)。 play safe 采取四平八穩(wěn)的辦法。 safe and sound 平安無恙,安全。 n. 1.保險箱,安全容器,紗廚,紗罩;〔美俚〕冰箱。 2.馬鞍防擦皮。 adv. -ly
It 's best to err on the safe side . 即使錯,最好也錯在謹慎上面。
And you see, for such a large house, there are very few servants, because master has never lived here much; and when he does come, being a bachelor, he needs little waiting on : but i always think it best to err on the safe side; a door is soon fastened, and it is as well to have a drawn bolt between one and any mischief that may be about 盡管誰都知道,盤子柜里有價值幾百英鎊的盤子,而且你知道,老爺不在這里長住,就是來住,因為是單身漢也不大要人服侍,所以這么大的房子,只有很少幾個仆人。不過我總認為過份注意安全總比不注意安全好,門一下子就能拴上,還是拴上門,把自己和可能發(fā)生的禍害隔開為好。