这句话中的failings是动名词吗?

母语人士的回答
Rebecca
事实上,这些failings本身就是一个名词。它是指某人的弱点或缺点的表达方式。换句话说, failings as a man as a man weakness shortcomings 。示例: Being unable to forge close friendships is one of my personal failings as a person. (无法建立亲密的友谊是我作为一个人的个人缺点之一。) 示例: I feel like my fatal failing is my lack of ability to trust others. (我的致命缺陷是对别人没有信心。)