单词 | partial |
释义 | partial —partially, adv. —partialness, n. /pahr"sheuhl/, adj. 1. being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt. 2. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy: a partial witness. 3. pertaining to or affecting a part. 4. being a part; component; constituent. 5. Bot. secondary or subordinate: a partial umbel. 6. partial to, having a liking or preference for; particularly fond of: I'm partial to chocolate cake. n. 7. Bridge. part-score. 8. Acoustics , Music. See partial tone. [1375-1425; late ME parcial biased, particular < MF < LL partialis pertaining to a part, equiv. to L parti- (s. of pars) PART + -alis -AL1] Syn. 1. unfinished, imperfect, limited. 2. one-sided, unfair, unjust. Ant. 1, 3. complete. 2. unbiased, fair. |
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