| 词汇 | a slip of the tongue/pen |
| 释义 | slip of the penAn unintentional mistake in one's writing, such as incorrect spelling, word choice, or meaning. Whoops, I meant to tell my mother that she was welcome to call over next Monday, but I actually wrote "next month" instead. Oh well, she'll understand that it was just a slip of the pen. Now take your time while writing these test essays—you don't want a few slips of the pen to be the reason you get a lower grade! slip of the tongueA small mistake made when speaking. I accidentally called John by his brother's name. It was just a slip of the tongue. The news anchor's innocent slip of the tongue has gone viral, of course. slip of the tonguean error in speaking in which a word is pronounced incorrectly, or in which the speaker says something unintentionally. I didn't mean to tell her that. It was a slip of the tongue. I failed to understand the instructions because the speaker made a slip of the tongue at an important point. a slip of the penA slip of the pen is something you wrote by mistake. The translator dated his letter `Plymouth 1 June 1618'. This is wrong, and probably a slip of the pen for 11 June. a slip of the tongueA slip of the tongue is something that you said by mistake. At one stage he referred to her as James's `fiancée' but later said that was a slip of the tongue and that they were not formally engaged. slip of the pen (or the tongue)a minor mistake in writing (or speech).The equivalent Latin phrases, lapsus calami and lapsus linguae , are also sometimes used in formal English. a slip of the ˈtongue/ˈpena small mistake when speaking or writing: Did I say North Street? Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue — I meant South Street. |
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