单词 | perfect |
释义 | perfect (once / 26 pages) 1adjv 2adj 3n Something that is perfect is complete and without defect or blemish. It might also be precisely accurate or exact. The word perfect can also be used as a verb meaning — you guessed it! — to make something perfect. (Note, though, the pronunciation difference: PER-fect as a noun; per-FECT as a verb.) It originally comes from the Latin word perficere, which breaks down into per- ("completely") and facere ("do"). As a noun perfect is a grammatical term referring to a tense of verbs describing an action that has been completed. WORD FAMILYperfect: imperfect, perfected, perfectedly, perfecter, perfectest, perfectible, perfecting, perfection, perfective, perfectly, perfects+/imperfect: imperfectly, imperfectness, imperfects/imperfectible: imperfectibility/imperfection: imperfections/perfecter: perfecters/perfectible: imperfectible, perfectibility/perfection: imperfection, perfectionism, perfections/perfectionism: perfectionist/perfectionist: perfectionists/perfective: imperfective USAGE EXAMPLESHe focused only on securing a perfect ending to an epic evening. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Not everything was perfect for the subway debut, however. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) And yet LA might be the perfect Olympic city. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish a perfect circle a perfect reproduction perfect happiness perfect manners a perfect specimen a perfect day Syn|Ant unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated free from physical or moral spots or stains unbrokennot broken; whole and intact; in one piece exactmarked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact clean(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense clearfree from flaw or blemish or impurity coldmarked by errorless familiarity complete, consummateperfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities down, down pat, masteredunderstood perfectly errorlessfree from error faultless, immaculate, impeccablewithout fault or error flawless, unflawedwithout a flaw idealconforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal idealised, idealizedexalted to an ideal perfection or excellence idyllicexcellent and delightful in all respects mintas if new perfectiblecapable of becoming or being made perfect pluperfectmore than perfect uncorrupted, undefiled(of language) not having its purity or excellence debased utopiancharacterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection imperfect not perfect; defective or inadequate blemishedmarred by imperfections brokenphysically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split blemished, flawedhaving a blemish or flaw brokenimperfectly spoken or written corrupt, corruptedcontaining errors or alterations defective, faultyhaving a defect imperfectiblecapable of being made imperfect irregularfalling below the manufacturer's standard 2adj precisely accurate or exact perfect timing Syn exact marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact 3v make perfect or complete 2perfect your French in Paris! Syn|Hypo|Hyper hone optimise, optimize make optimal; get the most out of; use best brush up, polish, polish up, round, round offbring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate to make better adj without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers 3a perfect idiot Syn arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter unmitigated not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier n a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) Syn|Hypo|Hyper perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense present perfect, present perfect tense a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tensea perfective tense used to express action completed in the past future perfect, future perfect tensea perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future tense a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time |
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