early 13c., "offense, crime, sin," later (late 13c.) "failure, failure to act," from Old French defaute (12c.) "fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack, privation," from Vulgar Latin *defallita "a deficiency or failure," past participle of *defallere, from Latin de- "away" (see de-) + fallere "to deceive, to cheat; to put wrong, to lead astray, cause to be mistaken; to escape notice of, be concealed from" (see fail (v.)). The financial sense is first recorded 1858; the computing sense is from 1966.
default (v.)
late 14c., "be lacking, be missing," also "become weak," from default (n.). Related: Defaulted; defaulting.
雙語例句
1. Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play's moral centre.
因?yàn)闆]有與其競爭者，馬伏里奧自然成了該劇的道德核心。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.
默認(rèn)選項(xiàng)通常是大多數(shù)用戶都會(huì)選擇的設(shè)置。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Death, not life, is the default state of cells.
細(xì)胞的常態(tài)是死亡而不是存活。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The company is in default on the loan.
這家公司拖欠借款。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. His car was repossessed because of default of monthly installment.