early 13c., "offense, crime, sin," later (late 13c.) "failure, failure to act," from Old French defaute (12c.) "fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack, privation," from Vulgar Latin *defallita "a deficiency or failure," past participle of *defallere, from Latin de- "away" (see de-) + fallere "to deceive, to cheat; to put wrong, to lead astray, cause to be mistaken; to escape notice of, be concealed from" (see fail (v.)). The financial sense is first recorded 1858; the computing sense is from 1966.
default (v.)
late 14c., "be lacking, be missing," also "become weak," from default (n.). Related: Defaulted; defaulting.
实用例句
1. Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play's moral centre.
因为没有与其竞争者，马伏里奥自然成了该剧的道德核心。来自柯林斯例句
2. The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.
默认选项通常是大多数用户都会选择的设置。来自柯林斯例句
3. Death, not life, is the default state of cells.
细胞的常态是死亡而不是存活。来自柯林斯例句
4. The company is in default on the loan.
这家公司拖欠借款。来自《权威词典》
5. His car was repossessed because of default of monthly installment.
