Word · Frequency #19250
imperfectly
不完美地；有缺陷地；不完全地
核心释义
in an imperfect or faulty way
- 1.
不完美地；不完全地
In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
不完美地；不完全地；不完全地；有缺点地；不完备地
用法In use
He remembered the address imperfectly and wrote it down wrong.
用法提示：副词 imperfectly 修饰动词 remembered，表示记得不完整、有差错。
The machine was installed imperfectly, so it often stopped working.
用法提示：副词 imperfectly 修饰被动结构 was installed，说明安装方式有缺陷。
She spoke the language imperfectly but managed to communicate.
用法提示：副词 imperfectly 修饰动词 spoke，表示说得不流利、有不足。
verb + imperfectly
imperfectly 放在动词后，表示动作完成得不完美或有缺陷。
The antique clock runs imperfectly but still has charm.
这座古董钟走得不太准，但仍有魅力。
imperfectly + past participle
该结构常构成被动或形容词性短语，强调“不完全地”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- imperfectly understood
- 理解得不透彻；未被完全理解
- The causes of the disease are still imperfectly understood.这种疾病的病因仍未被完全理解。
- imperfectly known
- 了解不详；不完全为人所知
- Many deep-sea species remain imperfectly known.许多深海物种仍不为人所熟知。
- imperfectly developed
- 发展不充分；发育不完善
- The theory is still imperfectly developed.这一理论仍不完善。
- imperfectly formed
- 形成不完善的；发育不全的
- The fossil shows imperfectly formed teeth.这块化石显示了发育不完整的牙齿。
- imperfectly preserved
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
im-（否定前缀“不”）+ perfect（完美）+ -ly（副词后缀）→“不完美地”。想象拼图少一块，做得 imperfectly，总差一点。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式写作、学术论文、技术文档 该词多用于正式写作和学术、技术文本；日常口语中更常说 not perfectly 或 with flaws。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only “perfectly” rhymes with “imperfectly” (both end in /fɪktli/). Words such as “directly”, “correctly”, “strictly” and “exactly” look similar in spelling but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.