Delay is preferable to error.
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n. 延迟，拖延;耽搁;被耽搁或推迟的时间;
vt. 延期，推迟;耽搁;
vi. 延缓，延期;
💡 de(dis-=apart)+lay(bring)→延期；延缓；耽搁
"We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused."
我们对此次延误以及因此有可能造成的所有不便表示道歉。
近义：latency, hinder, keep, retard, detain, postpone
反义：hurry, hustle, press, quicken, accelerate, rush
adj. 更好的，更可取的;略胜一筹的;
💡 prefer先拿来=更喜欢+able…的 → 更好的
"Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home."
什么都比家里的紧张气氛好。
近义：preferential, preferred, preferring, superior, best, better
反义：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
n. 错误，过失;[法]误审，违法;[数]误差;
💡 err漫游，犯错误+or表名词，物 → 错误
"The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast."
肯尼亚运动员犯了战术错误,起步时跑得太快.
近义：inaccuracy, lapse, miscalculation, misinformation, mistake, mistaking
反义：arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement