err on the side of

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To behave in a manner which favours or which is biased toward. idiomatic,transitive
    — Every man would prefer that the woman in whom he feels an interest should err on the side of bigotry rather than on that of what is called liberalism in points of religious belief.
  2. To choose which mistake (err) will be perpetuated when all available options would result in different mistakes.

词形变化

errs on the side of present,singular,third-person erring on the side of participle,present erred on the side of participle,past erred on the side of past
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