English Dictionary

err on the side of

動詞

慣用表現 他動詞

(transitive, idiomatic) To behave in a manner which favours or which is biased toward. / To choose which mistake (err) will be perpetuated when all available options would result in different mistakes.

日本語の意味

（状況に応じ、判断や行動が）一方へ偏っている、あるいは一方を意図的に重視する / 複数の選択肢がいずれも誤りを生む場合、より望ましい、もしくは許容範囲の誤りを選択して対応する

When in doubt about whether to be strict or lenient, err on the side of leniency.

厳しくするか寛大にするか迷ったときは、寛大にする方を選んだ方がよい。

意味（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To behave in a manner which favours or which is biased toward.

Every man would prefer that the woman in whom he feels an interest should err on the side of bigotry rather than on that of what is called liberalism in points of religious belief.

意味（2）

To choose which mistake (err) will be perpetuated when all available options would result in different mistakes.

errs on the side of （ present singular third-person ）

erring on the side of （ participle present ）

erred on the side of （ participle past ）

erred on the side of （ past ）