n.缺點；短處

Not being punctual is his greatest shortcoming. 不守時間是他的最大缺點。

No matter who point out our shortcoming, we will correct them. 不管誰指出我們的缺點，我們都改正。

If it were not for this shortcoming, he is a fairly good teacher. 要不是有這一缺點，他本是一個相當好的教師。

n.缺點

名詞shortcoming的復數(shù)形式.