名詞 error:

1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
   同義詞：mistake, fault
2. inadvertent incorrectness
   同義詞：erroneousness
3. a misconception resulting from incorrect information
   同義詞：erroneous belief
4. (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
   同義詞：misplay
5. departure from what is ethically acceptable
   同義詞：wrongdoing
6. (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
   同義詞：computer error
7. part of a statement that is not correct
   同義詞：mistake

1. An alert listener will have noticed the error.
   耳朵尖的人能聽出這個(gè)錯(cuò)。
2. He overlooked a spelling error on the first page.
   他沒有看出第一頁中有個(gè)拼寫錯(cuò)誤。
3. This error is made by printer.
   這個(gè)錯(cuò)誤是由印刷工造成的。
4. Every man is liable to error.
   人人都可能犯錯(cuò)誤。
5. There are several errors in the input.
   輸入中有好幾處錯(cuò)誤。
6. The accident was caused by human error.
   這宗事故是人為過失造成的。

er.ror

n.（名詞）
An act, an assertion, or a belief that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.
錯(cuò)誤：無意識地偏離正確的行為、主張或信念
The condition of having incorrect or false knowledge.
失誤，差錯(cuò)：理解或認(rèn)識不正確或錯(cuò)誤的狀態(tài)
The act or an instance of deviating from an accepted code of behavior.
脫離常規(guī)：偏離人們所接受的行為準(zhǔn)則的行為或情況
A mistake.
錯(cuò)誤
Mathematics The difference between a computed or measured value and a true or theoretically correct value.
【數(shù)學(xué)】 誤差：計(jì)算值或測量值與理論上正確值之差
Abbr. e,e.Baseball A defensive fielding or throwing misplay by a player when a play normally should have resulted in an out or prevented an advance by a base runner.
縮寫 e,e.【棒球】 失誤：棒球隊(duì)員接球或傳球不準(zhǔn)，而在發(fā)揮正常時(shí)應(yīng)可以使對手出局或阻止對方跑壘員進(jìn)壘

來源：
Middle English errour
中古英語 errour
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin error
源自 拉丁語 error
from err3re [to err] * see ers-
源自 err3re [犯錯(cuò)誤] *參見 ers-

【引伸】
er.rorless
adj.（形容詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>error,mistake,oversightThese nouns refer to what is not in accord with truth, accuracy, or propriety.
這些名詞指與真理不符、不準(zhǔn)確或不適宜的事物。
Error indicates departure from the correct path;it often implies deviation from what is morally or ethically right or proper:
Error 指違背正確的道路；經(jīng)常暗示與道德倫理觀認(rèn)為正確或適宜的事物相偏離：
例句：
.Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. (Thomas H. Huxley).
.無理性地推崇真理往往比合理的錯(cuò)誤更有害。. （托馬斯·Ｈ·赫胥黎）。

例句：
.There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. (Lord Acton).
在最能干的人中都找不出辯護(hù)者，沒有比這更大的錯(cuò)誤了 （阿克頓爵士）。

Mistake often implies misunderstanding or misinterpretation and is usually weaker thanerror in imputing blame or censure:
Mistake 經(jīng)常指誤解、曲解，在責(zé)難或責(zé)備意義中語氣比error 弱：
例句：
.Nothing is easy in war.Mistakes are always paid for in casualties. (Dwight D. Eisenhower).
.戰(zhàn)爭中沒有易事。錯(cuò)誤總是由傷亡來回報(bào). （德威特·D·艾森豪威爾）。

Oversight refers to an inadvertent omission or error that results from inattention:
Oversight 指由于不小心而導(dǎo)致的不經(jīng)意的疏忽或失職：
例句：
Through a regrettable oversight I failed to send you an invitation. See also Synonyms at offense
十分抱歉，由于我的疏忽，我沒有給你發(fā)邀請信 參見同義詞 offense