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imperfect

adjective
🔊/ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/
🔊/ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/
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  1. containing faults or mistakes; not complete or perfect有缺点的；有缺陷的；不完全的；不完美的 synonym flawed
    • an imperfect world不完美的世界
    • an imperfect understanding of English对英语的不透彻理解
    • All our sale items are slightly imperfect.我们所有的特价商品都略有瑕疵。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • remain
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    • slightly
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus ‘completed’, from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’. The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with the Latin form.

imperfect

noun
🔊/ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/
🔊/ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/
the imperfect
(also the imperfect tense)
[singular] (grammar语法)
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  1. the verb tense that expresses action in the past that is not complete. It is often called the past progressive or past continuous.过去未完成时（常称为过去进行时）
    • In ‘while I was washing my hair’, the verb is in the imperfect.while I was washing my hair 中的动词是过去未完成时。🔊🔊
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    Word OriginMiddle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus ‘completed’, from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’. The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with the Latin form.