mindmap root((缺点)) fault implies a failure, not necessarily culpable, to reach some standard of perfection in disposition, action, or habit: a woman of many virtues and few ~s. failing suggests a minor shortcoming of character of which one may be unaware: procrastination is one of my ~s. frailty implies a general or chronic proneness to yield to temptation: a fondness for chocolate is the most human of ~ies. (注意是chronic不是cle, fondness介词for) foible applies to a harmless or endearing weakness or idiosyncrasy: ~s that make him all the more lovable. vice can be a general term for any imperfection or weakness, but it often suggests violation of a moral code or the giving of offense to the moral sensibilities of others: gambling and drunkenness were the least of his ~s.