fail-safe的词源

英文词源

fail-safe (adj.)

also failsafe, fail safe "safe against failure," 1945, originally in reference to aircraft construction, from fail (v.) + safe (adj.). The novel about a nuclear attack caused by mechanical error is from 1962.

中文词源

fail-safe：有自动保险装置的

fail, 失败。safe, 安全，防止失败。

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