Polite to a fault
过分有礼貌,过分客气,过奖
🧩 词语组成解析
polite
[pə'lait]
adj. 有礼貌的;有教养的，文雅的;上流社会的;应酬的，客套的;
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
fault
[fɔlt]
n. 缺点，缺陷;过错，责任;[电]故障;（猎狗的）失去嗅迹;
vt. 挑剔，找…的缺点;批评;做错，在…中出错;[地质学]产生断层;
vi. 找错误，挑剔;[地质学]变动从而产生断层;
fault=fal错 → 过失，缺点
🗣️ 情景例句
What floor is the shoe department on?
鞋部在几层？
It's no sin to sell dear, but a sin to give ill measure.
高价卖不为过，短斤少两才有罪。
In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.
不到1分钟的工夫，它从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去。