fail-safe
- IPA[ˈfeɪlseɪf]
英式
- causing a piece of machinery to revert to a safe condition in the event of a breakdown or malfunction;unlikely or unable to fail
- a system or plan that comes into operation in the event of something going wrong or that is in place to prevent such an occurrence
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. causing a piece of machinery to revert to a safe condition in the event of a breakdown or malfunction a forklift truck with a fail-safe device
- 2. unlikely or unable to fail there is no guaranteed fail-safe procedure
名詞
- 1. a system or plan that comes into operation in the event of something going wrong or that is in place to prevent such an occurrence stewards positioned around the track as a fail-safe