defect

英 ['diːfekt; dɪ'fekt]美 [‘dɪfɛkt]
  • n. 缺点，缺陷；不足之处
  • vi. 变节；叛变
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助记提示

Defect：de敌，fect-affect。受敌人影响----变节，脱党。

中文词源

defect 缺陷

de-, 不，非，使相反。-fect, 做，词源同fact, effect. 即没做好的，缺陷。

英文词源

defect
defect: see deficient
defect (n.)
early 15c., from Middle French defect and directly from Latin defectus "failure, revolt, falling away," noun use of past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see deficient).
defect (v.)
1570s, from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see defect (n.)). Related: Defected; defecting.

双语例句

1. Stammering is probably an inherited defect.
口吃很可能是一种遗传性缺陷。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a defect in the glass
玻璃杯的缺陷
来自《权威词典》
3. The defect in the drainage must be remedied.
这排水系统的缺陷该设法补救.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He has a congenital heart defect.
他有先天性心脏缺陷.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. For a child to be born with this disability indicates a defect in obstetric care.
孩子出生时就带有这样的残疾，这表明产科护理有问题。
来自柯林斯例句