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戴蒙(Mr. Dimon)称,这一错误非常严重,咎由自取,他还说公司将承认并改正错误,继续前进。

参考答案:

Mr. Dimon called the mistake 'egregious, self-inflicted,' and said: 'We will admit it, we will fix it and move on.'

 

egre·gious /ɪˈgri:ʤəs/ adjective
[more egregious; most egregious] formal: very bad and easily noticed
The article contains a number of egregious [=glaring, obvious] errors.

egre·gious·ly adverb

egre·gious·ness noun [noncount]
 
self–in·flict·ed /ˌsɛlfɪnˈflɪktəd/ adjective
: caused by your own actions
a self-inflicted wound His problems are mainly self-inflicted.