To a fault的意思
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> – <span word="how">how</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>”? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="English">English</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Films">Films</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="suspense">suspense</span> – <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="breaths">breaths</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="excessively">excessively</span>. <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>”: “<span word="More">More</span> (<span word="than">than</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="less">less</span> (<span word="than">than</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>).”</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Thieves">Thieves</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="beggars">beggars</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="excessively">excessively</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="FAULTED">FAULTED</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>.</p><p><span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="English">English</span>? <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Idioms">Idioms</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, “<span word="always">always</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1700<span word="s">s</span>.”</p>
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