error: suggests the existence of a standard or guide and implies a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this: one ~ in planning lost the battle. （standard标准，英文解释很简单refers to what is used to measure用于衡量测量的东西，中文来自杜甫诗句"示我百篇文,诗家一标准"） guide指导泛指任何向导引导，是170418 领导guide-lead组基础词 （stray偏离群体或正确路线to move in a direction away from the group or where you should be，如two cows strayed into the woods两头牛走偏到树林，如tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas游客常会迷路并误入危险区域，如the discussion strayed from the original topic讨论跑题了，如stray dogs/bullet/hairs走失的狗/流弹/散乱的头发，飞鸟集叫stray birds三三两两的几只小鸟；另外出轨也用这个词，如a stray husband出轨的丈夫） 来自词根ERR偏离to wander, stray，如errant错误aberrant反常erratic不规则的erroneous错误的，如近日新加坡总理夫人在网络上对台湾回了句"Errrr......."，使这个词成了网络热门，因为既可以理解成口语"呃"，也可以理解成"你错了"
mistake: implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error: dialed the wrong number by ~. (inadvertent疏忽粗心lack of care，如I inadvertently passed this essay by我由于疏忽把这篇散文忽略过去了，如the government has said it was an inadvertent mistake政府声称那是因疏忽造成的过失, 和广告advertise同源，来自词根VERT=to turn转动，字面意思是转头) (misconception错误观念，即误解a wrong or mistaken idea理解认识或判断不正确而形成的观念观点，如frequently held misconceptions about the AIDS对艾滋病的常见误解，如it is a misconception that Peggy was fabulously wealthy人们误以为佩吉相当有钱，如let me deal with some common misconceptions我来谈谈一些常见的错误认识） 和error的区别: error强调"违反某一既定标准"而犯错, 很严重很正式，如谚语to err is human人非圣贤孰能无过，如计算机出错用error，如上词条台湾的例子；mistake只是由于粗心疏忽误解而犯错, 一般轻微, 如I used your pen by mistake我错拿了你的钢笔
blunder: regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame: a political campaign noted mostly for its series of ~s. 除表示愚蠢地犯大错，如he really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife他侮辱老板的妻子, 真是犯了愚蠢的大错，还表示跌撞、摸黑地走to move clumsily as if unable to see，如without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room我没戴眼镜, 以致闯错了房间，如she blundered into a tree她撞到了一棵树上，如we were blundering around in the darkness我们在黑暗中跌跌撞撞地摸索，还比喻笨手笨脚笨嘴笨舌，如I blundered on in my explanation我笨嘴笨舌地解释下去 impute归咎，来自词根PUT想=to think,consider, believe，如compute计算dispute争议repute声誉putative推定的一般认为的
slip: stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes: during the speech I made several ~s. （slip本义是滑动滑倒to slide and lose balance，如the floor was wet and slippery地面又湿又滑，如I slipped over on the ice我在冰上滑了一跤。短语let slip表示由于不小心而说错话，如Clive had let slip he was married克莱夫无意中说出他已经结婚了，习语the slip of the tongue口误，如did I call you Richard? sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue我刚才是不是叫你理查德了？对不起，罗伯特，我是一时口误)
lapse: stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause: apart from a few grammatical ~s, the paper is good. weak软弱在这里不是表示没有力量，而是意志不坚强，容易被诱惑 虽然表示小错，但forgetful,weak,inattention的语气比slip强 lapse本义是时间间隔或流逝an interval or passage of time，表示流逝时等于elapse
faux pas: is applied to a mistake in etiquette: committed a grievous ~ by drinking from the finger bowl. (etiquette礼节礼仪refers to code of polite behavior关于礼貌的行为规范，如diplomatic/professional/palace etiquette外交/行业/宫廷礼节，如a breach of etiquette失礼行为，如what’s the correct etiquette when addressing a judge? 称呼法官时正确的礼节是什么） 这个词来自法语，字面意思是"a false step失足"，又如it was not long before I realised the enormity of my faux pas没过多久我就意识到自己有多失态。 极为严重令人痛苦，注意不是griev'i'ous，没有i
error错误(正式): 表示严重偏离正确路线，因为未遵循既有的标准或指导，mistake错误失误: 指仅仅是由于误解疏忽，批评的语气比error弱，blunder错误: 表示由于愚蠢无知，还表示指责，slip口误失言说漏嘴: 多表示由于粗心大意，导致的轻微但尴尬的失误(如无意中说出自己已婚，就像无意中滑倒)，lapse小错失误失足: 强调好忘事人软弱不专心，faux pas失礼失态: 指礼节礼仪上的错误
记忆方法: 1）首字母EMBSLF想成SELF自我MB蒙蔽<==错误 "错"的意思是不正确，从金昔声，金表示金属器皿，"措"表示"用手复原"，合起来表示"动手磨擦、涂饰等使金属器皿恢复本色"。引申为"非原来的颜色位置等"，有3个意思 1、不正确不对不好，如错误过错不错认错 2、岔开，如错过错车错位错失 3、交叉，如错杂错乱交错盘根错节犬牙交错 "误"有2个意思 1、不正确，如错误误差口误 2、妨害伤害，如误事耽误误人，但在误伤等词中，表示"非故意"伤害。从言吴声，本义表示"为制造娱乐而戏言"，说文:"误，谬也"。另外，"吴"是娱乐的娱的本字，表示游戏
2）错误的意思是偏离真实正确合适的mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. depart离开，与分离
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