mea culpa

mea culpa

美 [ˌmeɪə ˈkʊlˌpɑ] 　英 [ˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpə]

• int.是我的错；是我的责任
• 网络我的过失；我的过错；认错

英汉双解

英汉解释

na.	1. 〈外〉(这是)我的过失

英英解释

int.	1. used for saying that something is your fault

例句

The fashion industry has yet to invent the ideal attire for that lose-lose position: on stage with a spouse delivering a mea culpa.

时装业还未发明出那种适宜于两败俱伤情境下理想的着装：舞台上的一方配偶通过着装宣告是“我之过失”。

Economists have shown that companies offering a mea culpa to disgruntled customers fare better than ones offering financial compensation.

经济学家已经发现，向不满的客户承认自己犯下过失比做出经济赔偿的公司发展得要更顺利。

he beat his hand upon his breast , confessing : mea culpa.

用手捶胸，忏悔着：“我的罪过。”

The current mea culpa comes in the form of an internet video addressing Chinese fans.

这是刚刚公布的菲尔普斯通过互联网向中国粉丝道歉的视频。

Moreover, when companies then issue a mea culpa and lower their forecasts, disappointed investors will hammer the price of their shares.

另外，当企业随后宣布失误，降低他们的预测目标，那么失望的投资者会打压这些企业的股价。

Japanese officials have repeatedly apologized in recent years, but Beijing still insists on a written mea culpa from the Japanese.

最近几年日本官员不断道歉，但中国仍然坚持要求日本以书面形式承认其所犯的错。

Guo, however, made a tearful public mea culpa, saying, "I belong to the country. "

然而郭晶晶含泪做了自我检讨，并说“我服从祖国安排”。

Mr Zuckerberg's latest mea culpa is unlikely to be his last.

扎克伯格先生最近的认错估计不会是他最后一次的“我错了”。

The economics profession, which was responsible for it, does not do mea culpa (you may have noticed).

对此负有责任的经济学界，并未认错（你可能已经注意到了）。

This is why, in spite of the attendant embarrassment, Mattel's mea culpa prompted a rise in its stock price rather than a fall.

美泰的道歉尽管令其尴尬，但其股价不跌反涨，其中原因就在于此。

I wrote a mea culpa warning, which I mailed to everyone in my address book: Don't click on that attachment!

我写了一封道歉邮件，发给地址簿里的每一个联系人，警告他们“别点击附件！”

Dimon's mea culpa is more than matched by Donald Kohn's 'come to Jesus' statements highlighted in today's Financial Times

戴蒙的道歉与周三《金融时报》（FinancialTimes）报道的唐纳德•科恩“走近耶稣”的声明堪称绝配