peccadillo
n.轻罪,小过失
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名词复数:peccadilloes
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peccadillo
/,pekə'dɪləʊ; ,pɛkə`dɪlo/
n (pl ~es or ~s / -lEUz; -loz/) small unimportant offence or sin 小过失; 轻罪
*guilty of some mild peccadillo 有某种小过失.
peccadillo
npluralpeccadilloesorpecadillos[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Spanish;Origin: pecadillo, from pecado 'evil act', from Latin peccare 'to do evil']
something bad which someone does, especially involving sex, which is not regarded as very serious or important
The public is willing to forgive him for his peccadillos.