◙ verb 1. [no obj.] [formal] be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake • [正式] 出错；犯错误 »the judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible. 法官判定证据不可接受是错误的。 [often as adj. erring] sin; do wrong • 作恶；犯过错 »he had been as solicitous as an erring husband. 他关切得像做错了事的丈夫。
【IDIOMS】
◘ err on the right side 1. act so that the least harmful of possible mistakes or errors is the most likely to occur • 力求稳妥 ◘ err on the side of 1. display more rather than less of (a specified quality) in one's actions • （行动上）多表现（某种品质） »it is better to err on the side of caution. 多一些谨慎总是好的。 ◘ to err is human, to forgive divine 1. (proverb)it is human nature to make mistakes oneself while finding it hard to forgive others • [谚] 犯错人皆难免，宽恕则属超凡
【语源】
1. Middle English (in the sense 'wander, go astray'): from Old French errer, from Latin errare 'to stray'