| 单词 | defective |
| 释义 | defective (once / 1019 pages) adj Something that's defective doesn't work quite right, because it's damaged in some way. Your defective car probably won't make it all the way to California from New York. Defective things are broken or flawed. A defective blender won't mix your morning smoothie the way you want it to, and a defective law doesn't serve the people it's meant to protect. A very old-fashioned meaning of defective, which is considered quite offensive today, is "mentally ill" or "mentally handicapped." The Late Latin root is defectivus, "to fail, revolt, or desert." WORD FAMILYdefective: defectively, defectiveness+/defect: defected, defecting, defection, defective, defector, defects/defection: defections/defector: defectors USAGE EXAMPLESCystic fibrosis is caused by the inheritance of two copies of a defective gene, one from each parent. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Such a plea would be an escalation of punishments against auto companies for defective products. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Finally, consumers who find an item to be defective may ask for a replacement or store credit. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj having a defect I returned the appliance because it was defective Syn faulty imperfect not perfect; defective or inadequate 2adj not working properly a defective appliance Syn bad malfunctioning, nonfunctional not performing or able to perform its regular function 3adj markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior defective speech Syn abnormal, unnatural not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm |
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