中文词源
fail-safe 有自动保险装置的
fail, 失败。safe, 安全，防止失败。
英文词源
- fail-safe (adj.)
- also failsafe, fail safe "safe against failure," 1945, originally in reference to aircraft construction, from fail (v.) + safe (adj.). The novel about a nuclear attack caused by mechanical error is from 1962.
实用例句
- 1. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
- 努力过，失败过，没关系，屡战屡败，屡败屡战，每一次失败都比上一次更好。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
- 2. Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
- 英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.
- 这部小说的各部分之间缺乏连贯性。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Those who fail incline to blame the world for their failure.
- 那些失败者往往将他们的失败归咎于社会。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks.
- 这座宏伟的教堂一定会让你止步赞叹。
来自柯林斯例句