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lapse

N การ พลาดพลั้ง  การ ผิดพลาด  fault mistake failure kan-plad-pang

 

lapse from

PHRV ลดลง มาจาก  หล่น ลง มาจาก  fall from lod-long-ma-jak

 

lapse from grace

PHRV หมด ความชื่นชอบ  mod-kwam-chuan-chom

 

lapse into

PHRV จม อยู่ ใน  ค่อยๆ เข้าสู่ (สภาวะ อย่าง หนึ่ง )ทีละน้อย  relapse into jom-yu-nai

 

lapse into

PHRV ตกลง สู่  เข้าสู่  tok-long-su

 

lapse into

PHRV ปล่อย ให้ ใช้ ภาษา  poi-hai-chai-pa-sa

 

lapse into

PHRV เก็บ สินค้า ไว้ ให้ ลูกค้า  สำรอง สินค้า ไว้ ให้  lay aside kab-sin-ka-wai-hai-luk-ka

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAPSE

n.laps. [L. lapsus, from labor, to slide, to fall. ] 1. A sliding, gliding or flowing; a smooth course; as the lapse of a stream; the lapse of time.
2. A falling or passing.
The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible, but the return to diligence is difficult.
3. A slip an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude.
This Scripture may be usefully applied as a caution to guard against those lapses and fallings to which our infirmities daily expose us.
So we say, a lapse in style or propriety.
4. In ecclesiastical law, the slip or omission of a patron to present a clerk to a benefice, within six months after it becomes void. In this case, the benefice is said to be lapsed, or in lapse.
5. In theology, the fall or apostasy of Adam.

 

LAPSE

v.i.laps. 1. To glide; to pass slowly, silently or by degrees.
This disposition to shorten our words by retrenching the vowels, is nothing else but a tendency to lapse into the barbarity of those northern nations from which we descended.
2. To slide or slip in moral conduct; to fail in duty; to deviate from rectitude; to commit a fault.
To lapse in fullness is sorer than to lie for need.
3. To slip or commit a fault by inadvertency or mistake.
Homer, in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites, has lapsed into the burlesque character.
4. To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, by the omission or negligence of the patron.
If the archbishop shall not fill it up within six months ensuing, it lapses to the king.
5. To fall from a state of innocence, or from truth, faith or perfection.
Once more I will renew his lapsed powers.

 

LAPSED

pp. Fallen; passed from one proprietor to another by the negligence of the patron; as a lapsed benefice. A lapsed legacy is one which falls to the heirs through the failure of the legatee, as when the legatee dies before the testator.

 

LAPSIDED

a.[Lap and side. ] Having one side heavier than the other, as a ship.

 

LAPSING

ppr. Gliding; flowing; failing; falling to one person through the omission of another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LAPSABLE

LAPSABLE Laps "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Lapsible. Cudworth.

 

LAPSE

Lapse, n. Etym: [L. lapsus, fr. labi, p. p. lapsus, to slide, to fall: cf. F. laps. See Sleep. ]

 

1. A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away, ; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses. The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible. Rambler. Bacon was content to wait the lapse of long centuries for his expected revenue of fame. I. Taylor.

 

2. A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude. To guard against those lapses and failings to which our infirmities daily expose us. Rogers.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege.

 

4. (Theol.)

 

Defn: A fall or apostasy.

 

LAPSE

Lapse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lapsing. ]

 

1. To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; -- mostly restricted to figurative uses. A tendency to lapse into the barbarity of those northern nations from whom we are descended. Swift. Homer, in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites, has lapsed into the burlesque character. Addison.

 

2. To slide or slip in moral conduct; to fail in duty; to fall from virtue; to deviate from rectitude; to commit a fault by inadvertence or mistake. To lapse in fullness Is sorer than to lie for need. Shak.

 

3. (Law ) (a ) To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of some one, as a patron, a legatee, etc. (b ) To become ineffectual or void; to fall. If the archbishop shall not fill it up within six months ensuing, it lapses to the king. Ayliffe.

 

LAPSE

LAPSE Lapse, v. t.

 

1. To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass. An appeal may be deserted by the appellant's lapsing the term of law. Ayliffe.

 

2. To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender. [Obs. ] For which, if be lapsed in this place, I shall pay dear. Shak.

 

LAPSED

LAPSED Lapsed, a.

 

1. Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc. , by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses. Once more I will renew His lapsed powers, though forfeit. Milton.

 

2. Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy. Lapsed devise, Lapsed legacy (Law ), a devise, or legacy, which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of the devisee, or legatee, before that of the testator, or for ether cause. Wharton (Law Dict. ).

 

LAPSIBLE

LAPSIBLE Laps "i *ble, a.

 

Defn: Liable to lapse.

 

LAPSIDED

LAPSIDED Lap "sid `ed, a.

 

Defn: See Lopsided.

 

LAPSTONE

LAPSTONE Lap "stone `, n.

 

Defn: A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers beat leather.

 

LAPSTREAK; LAPSTRAKE

LAPSTREAK; LAPSTRAKE Lap "streak `, Lap "strake `, a.

 

Defn: Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker- built; -- said of boats.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lapsang souchong

lap sang sou chong |ˈlapˌsaNG ˈso͞oˌCHäNG, ˈläpˌsäNG, ˈso͞oˌSHäNG læpsæŋˈsuːʃɔːŋ | noun a variety of souchong tea with a smoky flavor. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from an invented first element + souchong .

 

lapse

lapse |laps læps | noun 1 a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment: a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match. a weak or careless decline from previously high standards: tracing his lapse into petty crime. Law the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. 2 an interval or passage of time: there was a considerable lapse of time between the two events. verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a right, privilege, or agreement ) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire: my membership to the gym has lapsed. (of a state or activity ) fail to be maintained; come to an end: if your diet has lapsed it's time you revived it. (of an adherent to a particular religion or doctrine ) cease to follow the rules and practices of that religion or doctrine. 2 (lapse into ) pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition ): the country has lapsed into chaos. revert to (a previous or more familiar style of speaking or behavior ): the girls lapsed into French. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin lapsus, from labi to glide, slip, or fall ; the verb reinforced by Latin lapsare to slip or stumble.

 

lapsed

lapsed |lapst | adjective no longer valid; expired: a lapsed insurance policy. no longer following the rules and practices of a religion or doctrine; nonpracticing: a lapsed Catholic.

 

lapse rate

lapse rate noun the rate at which air temperature falls with increasing altitude.

 

lapstone

lap |stone |ˈlapstəʊn | noun a shoemaker's stone held in the lap and used to beat leather on.

 

lapstrake

lap strake |ˈlapˌstrāk ˈlæpstreɪk | noun a clinker-built boat. adjective (also lapstraked ) clinker-built.

 

lapsus calami

lap sus ca la mi |ˈlapsəs ˈkaləˌmī, -ˌmē ˌlæpsəs ˈkɑləmaɪ | noun ( pl. same ) formal a slip of the pen. ORIGIN Latin.

 

lapsus linguae

lap sus lin guae |ˈläpsəs ˈliNGˌgwī, -ˌgwē ˌlæpsəs ˈlɪŋɡwaɪ | noun ( pl. same ) formal a slip of the tongue. ORIGIN Latin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lapsang souchong

lapsang souchong |ˈlapsaŋ | noun [ mass noun ] a variety of souchong tea with a smoky flavour. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from an invented first element + souchong .

 

lapse

lapse |laps | noun 1 a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement: a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match. a decline from previously high standards: tracing his lapse into petty crime. Law the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. 2 an interval or passage of time: there was a considerable lapse of time between the two events. verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a right, privilege, or agreement ) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire: he let his membership of CND lapse. (of a state or activity ) fail to be maintained; come to an end: if your diet has lapsed it's time you revived it. cease to follow the rules and practices of a religion or doctrine. 2 (lapse into ) pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition ): the country has lapsed into chaos. revert to (a previous or more familiar style of speaking or behaviour ): the girls lapsed into French. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin lapsus, from labi to glide, slip, or fall ; the verb reinforced by Latin lapsare to slip or stumble .

 

lapsed

lapsed |lapst | adjective no longer valid; expired: a lapsed insurance policy. no longer following the rules and practices of a religion or doctrine; non-practising: a lapsed Catholic.

 

lapse rate

lapse rate noun the rate at which air temperature falls with increasing altitude.

 

lapstone

lap |stone |ˈlapstəʊn | noun a shoemaker's stone held in the lap and used to beat leather on.

 

lapstrake

lapstrake chiefly N. Amer. noun a clinker-built boat. adjective (also lapstraked ) clinker-built.

 

lapsus calami

lapsus calami |ˌlapsəs ˈkaləmʌɪ | noun ( pl. same ) formal a slip of the pen. ORIGIN Latin.

 

lapsus linguae

lapsus linguae |ˌlapsəs ˈlɪŋgwʌɪ | noun ( pl. same ) formal a slip of the tongue. ORIGIN Latin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lapse

lapse noun 1 a lapse of concentration: failure, failing, slip, error, mistake, blunder, fault, omission, hiccup; informal slip-up. 2 his lapse into petty crime: decline, fall, falling, slipping, drop, deterioration, degeneration, backsliding, regression, retrogression, descent, sinking, slide. 3 a lapse of time: interval, gap, pause, interlude, lull, hiatus, break. verb 1 our membership has lapsed: expire, become void, become invalid, run out. 2 she lapsed into self-pity: revert, relapse; drift, slide, slip, sink; deteriorate, decline, fall, degenerate, backslide, regress, retrogress.

 

lapsed

lapsed adjective 1 a lapsed Catholic: nonpracticing, backsliding, apostate; former. ANTONYMS practicing. 2 a lapsed membership: expired, void, invalid, out of date. ANTONYMS valid.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lapse

lapse noun 1 a momentary lapse of concentration: failure, failing, slip, error, mistake, blunder, fault, omission, oversight, negligence, dereliction; informal slip-up. 2 his lapse into petty crime: decline, downturn, fall, falling, falling away, slipping, drop, deterioration, worsening, degeneration, dereliction, backsliding, regression, retrogression, decay, descent, sinking, slide, ebb, waning, corruption, debasement, tainting, corrosion, impairment. 3 after this lapse of time I can look at it more calmly: interval, gap, pause, intermission, interlude, lull, hiatus, break; passage, course, passing, period, term, span, spell. verb 1 the applicants let the planning permission lapse: expire, become void, become invalid, run out, terminate, become obsolete. 2 do not let friendships lapse: end, cease, come to an end, stop, terminate, vanish, disappear, pass, fade, fall away, dwindle, wilt, wither, die. 3 morality has lapsed: deteriorate, decline, fall, fall off, drop, worsen, degenerate, decay, rot, backslide, regress, retrogress, get worse, sink, wane, slump, fail; informal go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs, go down the toilet, hit the skids. ANTONYMS improve, strengthen. 4 she lapsed into silence: revert, relapse, fall back; drift, slide, slip, sink, subside.

 

lapsed

lapsed adjective 1 a lapsed Catholic: non-practising, lacking faith, backsliding, recidivist, apostate; formal quondam. ANTONYMS practising, devout. 2 a lapsed season ticket: expired, void, invalid, run out, out of date, terminated, discontinued, unrenewed. ANTONYMS current, valid.

 

Duden Dictionary

Lapsologie

Lap so lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Lapsolog ie |die Lapsologie; Genitiv: der Lapsologie lateinisch ; griechisch Teilgebiet der angewandten Linguistik , das sich mit Fehlerbeschreibung, -bewertung, -behebung hauptsächlich auf dem Gebiet der fremdsprachlichen Didaktik a befasst

 

Lapsus

Lap sus Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |L a psus |der Lapsus; Genitiv: des Lapsus, Plural: die Lapsus |[(auch: ) ˈlapsuːs ]|lateinisch lapsus, eigentlich = das Gleiten, Fallen, zu: lapsum, 2. Partizip von: labi = (aus )gleiten Versehen, Fehler, Ungeschicklichkeit mir ist ein Lapsus unterlaufen | einen [peinlichen ] Lapsus begehen

 

Lapsus Calami

Lap sus Ca la mi Substantiv, maskulin , der |L a psus C a lami |der Lapsus Calami; Genitiv: des Lapsus Calami, Plural: die Lapsus |[…suːs ] |Calami Schreibfehler

 

Lapsus Linguae

Lap sus Lin gu ae , Lap sus Lin guae Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |L a psus L i nguae |der Lapsus Linguae; Genitiv: des Lapsus Linguae, Lapsus Linguae zu lateinisch lingua = Sprache; Zunge das Sichversprechen

 

Lapsus Memoriae

Lap sus Me mo ri ae , Lap sus Me mo riae Substantiv, maskulin , der |L a psus Mem o riae - …ɛ |der Lapsus Memoriae; Genitiv: des Lapsus Memoriae, Plural: die Lapsus |[…suːs ]| Memoriae Gedächtnisfehler

 

French Dictionary

laps

laps n. m. nom masculin Laps de temps. Période. : Le directeur sera absent un court laps de temps. Note Technique Le mot ne s ’emploie que dans cette locution. Prononciation Le s se prononce, [laps ]

 

lapsus

lapsus n. m. nom masculin Utilisation involontaire d ’un mot pour un autre. : Commettre des lapsus significatifs. Lapsus linguæ. Erreur commise en parlant. Lapsus calami. Erreur commise en écrivant. Prononciation Le s se prononce, [lapsys ]; le nom rime avec cactus

 

Spanish Dictionary

lapso

lapso nombre masculino 1 Porción de tiempo que transcurre entre dos hechos o dos cosas, generalmente de la misma naturaleza :el lapso entre las dos guerras mundiales .SINÓNIMO intervalo .2 Porción de tiempo cuya extensión se expresa y durante la cual sucede una cosa :en el lapso de tres años no lo vi más que en una ocasión .SINÓNIMO intervalo .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín lapsus deslizamiento, caída ’, ‘acto de correr o deslizarse ’, derivado de labi ‘deslizarse, caer ’. Del mismo origen que lapsus (V.), se ha especializado aplicándose al tiempo (lapsus temporis paso del tiempo ’).No debe confundirse con lapsus , pese a tener su mismo origen .

 

lapsus

lapsus nombre masculino Equivocación que se comete por olvido o falta de atención :son cuatro, no, seis, lo siento, ha sido un lapsus: no volverá a suceder; repasa el examen varias veces, pues los lapsus se pagan caros .lapsus cálami Lapsus que se comete en un escrito :un médico francés hubo de pagar tres mil quinientos francos de indemnización en 1895 por un lapsus cálami en cierta receta .lapsus línguae Lapsus que se comete al hablar, especialmente al decir mal una palabra o decirla en lugar de otra :cometió un lapsus línguae al decir cachalote en vez de chocolate .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del latín lapsus . Del mismo origen que lapso (V.), conserva el final latino sin adaptación morfológica y toma únicamente el significado de error ’, desarrollado a partir de la idea de deslizamiento ’, ‘caída .El plural es lapsus .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lapse

lapse /læps /名詞 s /-ɪz /C 1 ちょっとした間違い , 過失 , 失敗 (slip 1 )▸ a lapse of memory 失念 ▸ a lapse of concentration 不注意 2 «…からの » 堕落 , 退廃 ; 逸脱 «from » ; 【悪い状態に 】陥ること «into » ▸ a lapse from faith 信仰に背くこと 3 (時 人生などの )経過 , 推移 ; 経過した時間 ▸ a lapse of a hundred years 百年の経過 with the lapse of time 時の経過につれて 4 (習慣などの )廃れ .5 〘法 〙(権利などの )消滅 , 失効 ; (遺産の )失効 .動詞 自動詞 1 into A 〗Aの状態になる lapse into unconsciousness [silence ]無意識になる [黙り込む ]2 «…から » 道を踏みはずす ; 逸脱する ; 堕落する «from » ; «…に » 陥る , 〈悪癖などが 〉出る «into » He often lapses .彼はよく過ちを犯す男だ lapse into crime [dialect ]罪に陥る [方言が出る ]3 〈時が 〉経過する (away ); 〈興味などが 〉消えていく ; 〈習慣などが 〉廃れる Time is lapsing away .時間がどんどん過ぎていく 4 〘法 〙権利 財産などが 〉消滅する , 失効する ; to A 〗Aに移る , 帰属を変更する .~́ r te 気象 気温逓減 ていげん 率 〘高度が増すにつれて気温が下がる率 〙.