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.
因為沒有與其競爭者，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.
默認選項通常是大多數用戶都會選擇的設置。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Death, not life, is the default state of cells.
細胞的常態是死亡而不是存活。
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《權威詞典》
5. His car was repossessed because of default of monthly installment.