Be honest to a fault
过分老实,诚实得太过分了
🧩 词语组成解析
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
honest
['ɔnist]
adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
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 for you.
我真为你高兴。
Many great writers were not appreciated fully while they were alive.
许多伟大的作家当他们活着时没有被充分重视。
No, I need to talk to the home office.
不，我得先跟总公司谈谈。