2022-02-12
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – D - downfall & drawback
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง downfall = “DOUN-fawl”
ออกเสียง drawback = “DRAW-bak”
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:
Downfall & drawback
A downfall
is something that causes a person’s destruction,
either literal or figurative:
“expensivecars were Fred’s downfall:
he spent his entire inheritance on them and went bankrupt.”
A drawback
is not nearly so drastic, just a flaw or problem of some kind,
and is normally applied to plans and activities, not to people:
“Gloria’s plan to camp on Mosquito Island had just one drawback:
she had forgotten to bring her insect repellent.”
Also, “downfall” should not be used
when the more moderate “decline” is meant;
reserve it for ruin, not to designate simple deterioration.
