单词 | perfect |
释义 | Word Frequency perfectadjective (ˈpɜːfɪkt) 1. having all essential elements 2. unblemished; faultless a perfect gemstone 3. correct or precise perfect timing 4. utter or absolute a perfect stranger 5. excellent in all respects a perfect day 6. mathematics exactly divisible into equal integral or polynomial roots 36 is a perfect square 7. botany a. (of flowers) having functional stamens and pistils b. (of plants) having all parts present 8. grammar denoting a tense of verbs used in describing an action that has been completed by the subject. In English this is a compound tense, formed with have or has plus the past participle 9. music a. of or relating to the intervals of the unison, fourth, fifth, and octave b. Also: full, final (of a cadence) ending on the tonic chord, giving a feeling of conclusion Compare imperfect (sense 6)10. archaic positive certain, or assured noun (ˈpɜːfɪkt) 11. grammar a. the perfect tense b. a verb in this tense verb (pəˈfɛkt) (transitive) ▶ USAGE For most of its meanings, the adjective perfect describes an absolute state, i.e. one that cannot be qualified; thus something iseither perfect or not perfect, and cannot be more perfect or less perfect. However when perfect means excellent in all respects, a comparative can be used with it without absurdity:the next day the weather was even more perfect12. to make perfect; improve to one's satisfaction he is in Paris to perfect his French 13. to make fully accomplished 14. printing to print the reverse side of (a printed sheet of paper) Derived forms perfectness (ˈperfectness) noun Word origin C13: from Latin perfectus, from perficere to perform, from per through + facere to do |
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