Word · Frequency #11236
imperfect
不完美的；有缺陷的
not perfect; defective or inadequate
- 1.
Not perfect.
不完美的。
- 2.
Unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
单性花:具有雄花(有雄蕊)或雌花(有雌蕊),但不同时具有两者。
- 3.
not perfect; defective or inadequate
不完美的；有缺陷的或不足的
- 4.
Known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.
已知或预期为多系的,如形式分类群。
- 5.
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
缺乏道德力量、勇气或意志的；具有人的属性而非神性的
- 6.
Representing a continuing or repeated action.
表示持续或重复的动作。
未完成时的；单性的；有人性弱点的；缺乏道德力量的；多系群的；不完美的。
In use
The painting was beautiful despite its imperfect brushstrokes.
We must accept that all humans are imperfect and make mistakes.
Her imperfect understanding of the rules caused confusion.
had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities
imperfect mortals
drainage here is imperfect
Connections
Collocations
- imperfect world
- 不完美的世界；有缺憾的世界
- We live in an imperfect world, but that doesn't mean we can't improve it.我们生活在一个不完美的世界里，但这并不意味着我们无法改善它。
- imperfect system
- 不完善的体系；有缺陷的制度
- No one is happy with the current imperfect system.没有人对目前这套不完善的体系感到满意。
- imperfect information
- 不完全信息
- Many important decisions are made with imperfect information.许多重要决策都是在信息不完全的情况下做出的。
- imperfect competition
- 不完全竞争
- Under imperfect competition, a firm can influence the price of its product.在不完全竞争下，企业可以影响其产品的价格。
- imperfect tense
- 未完成时态
- In many languages, the imperfect tense describes an ongoing action in the past.在许多语言中，未完成时态用来描述过去持续进行的动作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：perfect是“完美”，前面加im-表示“不”，所以imperfect就是“不完美”。记“im”像“因”，因缺一点而留下遗憾。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面语、产品描述 该词为中性偏正式用语，多用于描述事物、结果或作品存在缺陷或不足，语气比直接说“not perfect”略显正式；日常口语和书面语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Perfect (/ˈpɝfɪkt/) genuinely rhymes with imperfect. Effect, infect, defect, and affect are lookalikes spelled with -fect, but they are pronounced with /fɛkt/ (or /diːfɛkt/ for the noun defect), not /fɪkt/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.