Think of the spot where something does not quite come off. Look at a person, and that spot is a weak point they carry around — the thing they keep not managing. Look at a plan, and the same spot is the moment it might not come off, which is exactly when you need a second idea ready. One word, two places to stand: on the weak point itself, or just past it, holding the backup.
可以想成「沒能做到的那一個點」。把眼光放在一個人身上，那個點就是他身上一直改不掉的弱處——老是做不到的那件事。把眼光放在一個計畫上，同一個點就變成「這件事可能談不成、約不到、寄不出去」的那一刻，而那正好是你需要備案的時候。同一個字，兩個站的位置：一個站在弱點上，一個站在弱點的下一步，手裡拿著第二個辦法。
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Failingname
- 1
A surname.
failingnoun/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
- 1
weakness; defect
- His worst failing is his temper.
- At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.
failingprep/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
- 1
If what follows is not possible; without.
- A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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