err on the side of

Chinese translation: ……總比不……強

12:35 Sep 19, 2020
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / general
English term or phrase: err on the side of
err on the side of releasing information whenever possible

這片語是?謝謝
Richard Lin
Taiwan
Local time: 05:32
Chinese translation:……總比不……強
Explanation:
err on the side of releasing information whenever possible
任何時候,只要可能,發佈信息都總比不發佈信息強

err on the side of是習語,意思是:
to use or show more of (something) than may be needed so that one can be sure that he or she is using or showing enough of it

例如:
1) And when in doubt, err on the side of buying a book versus not.
当真的不知道是否要买一本书时,买了总比不买好一些。
(來源:https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1676913542690757379&wfr=spi...

2)The immediate results of economic growth have created the illusion of unending prosperity. The best approach at this particular time is to perhaps err on the side of caution.
经济增长的直接结果是造成了关于无止境繁荣的幻想。现在这个特定时刻最好的办法也许是慎之又慎。
(來源:https://www.sohu.com/a/587413_108555)
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Bruce Guo
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Local time: 00:32
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謝謝
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Summary of answers provided
5尽采用在发布信息随有可能
Anastasia Andriani
5……總比不……強
Bruce Guo
5尽量少说为佳/避重就轻
Randy Wong
5寧可;寧願
Kiet Bach
4在信息发布与不发布两可的情况下尽量发布
jyuan_us


  

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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
尽采用在发布信息随有可能


Explanation:
Definition of err on the side of
: to use or show more of (something) than may be needed so that one can be sure that he or she is using or showing enough of it
尽采用的意思

Anastasia Andriani
Indonesia
Local time: 04:32
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
err on the side of...
……總比不……強


Explanation:
err on the side of releasing information whenever possible
任何時候,只要可能,發佈信息都總比不發佈信息強

err on the side of是習語,意思是:
to use or show more of (something) than may be needed so that one can be sure that he or she is using or showing enough of it

例如:
1) And when in doubt, err on the side of buying a book versus not.
当真的不知道是否要买一本书时,买了总比不买好一些。
(來源:https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1676913542690757379&wfr=spi...

2)The immediate results of economic growth have created the illusion of unending prosperity. The best approach at this particular time is to perhaps err on the side of caution.
经济增长的直接结果是造成了关于无止境繁荣的幻想。现在这个特定时刻最好的办法也许是慎之又慎。
(來源:https://www.sohu.com/a/587413_108555)


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Bruce Guo
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謝謝
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
尽量少说为佳/避重就轻


Explanation:
尽量少说为佳/避重就轻

参见:https://www.watchinese.com/gb/node/24300

Randy Wong
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Local time: 05:32
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
在信息发布与不发布两可的情况下尽量发布


Explanation:
在信息发布与不发布两可的情况下尽量发布

jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 17:32
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
寧可;寧願


Explanation:
err on the side of releasing information whenever possible
有可能的時候,寧可把信息發放出去(比不發放的好)。

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Note added at 17 hrs (2020-09-20 05:42:23 GMT)
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Example:
When I am marking exam papers, I always try to err on the side of generosity.
當我給試卷打分的時候,我總是寧可大方一點。

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/err on the side of some...

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 14:32
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