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
Good morning. Would you please bring me some breakfast?
早上好，可否为我送点早餐？
Pupil. He is studying.
学生。正在学习。
But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
但这没有关系，因为正如他常说的那样，人要活到老学到老。