2022-02-18
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - elapse & lapse
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง elapse = “ih-LAPS”
ออกเสียง lapse = “LAPS”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
elapse & lapse
Elapse, once used as a noun and a synonym forlapse,
is now in standard usage as a verb only:
“Ten minutes haveelapsed since the fire alarm sounded.”
Lapse is properly used both as a noun meaning “an interval of time,”
“a slip or failure,” and “a decline”
and as a verb meaning “to cease to exist”:
“No one could account for the lapse between the alarm and the arrival of firemen. “
“I must have suffered a lapse of memory.”
“The policy will lapse if the premium is not paid promptly.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for lapse
Noun
Error, Mistake, Blunder, Slip, Lapse
mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper.
Error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this.
procedural errors
Mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.
dialed the wrong number by mistake
Blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame.
diplomatic blunders
Slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes.
a slip of the tongue
Lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattentionas a cause.
a lapse in judgment
