err on the side of sth是什么意思

词组

err on the side of sth

释义

●err on the side of sth

show slightly too much rather than too little of a quality, especially a good one （某方面）宁愿稍过

◆When I am marking exam papers, I always try to err on the side of generosity (= I give slightly higher marks than the students may deserve).
改考卷打分时，我宁肯宽一点。

NOTE Err is an old-fashioned word meaning ‘make a mistake’. * err 是旧词，意为“犯错误”。

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