perfection

noun

/pəˈfekʃn/

/pərˈfekʃn/

[uncountable, singular]Idioms

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the state of being perfect
- physical perfection
- The novel achieves a perfection of form that is quite new.
- His performance was perfection (= something perfect).
- to perfection The fish was cooked to perfection.
Extra Examples
- He brought the art of photography to the highest point of perfection.
- She sometimes stayed up painting all night in her pursuit of perfection.
- She strives for perfection in everything.
- The building became the model of perfection that architects sought to emulate.
- The cooking was close to perfection.
- The dress fitted to perfection.
- a dance troupe whose work approaches perfection
- We were encouraged to strive for perfection.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- absolute
- pure
- …
… of perfection
- degree
verb + perfection
- achieve
- attain
- bring something to
- …
preposition
- close to perfection
- to perfection
- towards/toward perfection
- …
phrases
- a point of perfection
- a model of perfection
- the pursuit of perfection
- …
See full entry
the act of making something perfect by doing the final improvements
- They have been working on the perfection of the new model.
- a sequence of developmental stages towards the perfection of his violin technique

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘completeness’): via Old French from Latin perfectio(n-), from perficere ‘to complete’, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’.

Idioms

a counsel of perfection

(formal) advice that is good but that is difficult or impossible to followTopics Suggestions and advicec2

单词	perfection
释义	perfection noun /pəˈfekʃn/ /pərˈfekʃn/ [uncountable, singular]Idioms jump to other results the state of being perfect physical perfection The novel achieves a perfection of form that is quite new. His performance was perfection (= something perfect). to perfection The fish was cooked to perfection. Extra Examples He brought the art of photography to the highest point of perfection. She sometimes stayed up painting all night in her pursuit of perfection. She strives for perfection in everything. The building became the model of perfection that architects sought to emulate. The cooking was close to perfection. The dress fitted to perfection. a dance troupe whose work approaches perfection We were encouraged to strive for perfection. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great absolute pure … … of perfection degree verb + perfection achieve attain bring something to … preposition close to perfection to perfection towards/toward perfection … phrases a point of perfection a model of perfection the pursuit of perfection … See full entry the act of making something perfect by doing the final improvements They have been working on the perfection of the new model. a sequence of developmental stages towards the perfection of his violin technique Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘completeness’): via Old French from Latin perfectio(n-), from perficere ‘to complete’, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’. Idioms a counsel of perfection (formal) advice that is good but that is difficult or impossible to followTopics Suggestions and advicec2
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