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源自拉丁语 'imperfectus',由 'in-'(不)和 'perfectus'(完成)组成,字面意思为‘未完成的’。
❶ 不完美的,有缺陷的。指事物或人存在不足或缺点,未能达到理想或完美的状态。
“The vase was beautiful but imperfect, with a tiny crack on its side.”
(这个花瓶很美但不完美,侧面有一道细小的裂缝。)
“Her performance was good, though imperfect in some minor details.”
(她的表现很好,尽管在一些小细节上不够完美。)
❶ (语法)未完成时,表示过去未完成或持续的动作。
“In Spanish, the imperfect is used to describe past habitual actions.”
(在西班牙语中,未完成时用于描述过去的习惯性动作。)
“She was studying when I called' uses the imperfect tense.”
(‘我打电话时她正在学习’使用了未完成时态。)
imperfect competition — 不完全竞争,指市场中存在某些限制竞争的因素,如垄断或信息不对称。
“In imperfect competition, firms have some control over the prices of their products.”
(在不完全竞争中,企业对产品价格有一定的控制权。)