Definition of imperfect in English:

imperfect

adjectiveɪmˈpəːfɪktɪmˈpərfəkt

1Not perfect; faulty or incomplete.
不完美的，有缺陷的
an imperfect grasp of English
对英语的掌握不足。
Example sentencesExamples
- He or she can resort to autobiographies and biographies - some positive, others negative, and all imperfect in one way or another.
- For once, the concept was great but the execution imperfect.
- He is here following Socrates' method of the elenchus, where you propose a definition, but then throw it away if it is shown to be in some way imperfect.
- Because we are human and imperfect, forgiveness can be very difficult for us.
- It is wise to recognize we are all imperfect in some way.
- It makes no sense in a machine world to limit the functionality of perfect components so that imperfect components don't wear out or break - certainly not if you can replace them.
- And, as everyone knows, those who are imperfect must be punished mercilessly.
- Cutting loose from the unsung genius is, however, his only chance at real fulfillment, real love, real mastery, transient and imperfect as they are.
- Public justice can only be partial and imperfect - a kind of metonymy for the ideal of justice.
- So many of us understand others are human and imperfect, but forget the same is true for ourselves.
- And thus, it had been the perfect end to the imperfect day.
- In a country that doesn't have or especially want an identity card, all forms of identification are imperfect by definition.
- However, gravitational lenses are imperfect because the rays that pass closest to the lensing mass are deflected more than rays passing further away.
- It may be of imperfect obligation, imperfect in the sense that it does not withdraw jurisdiction.
- It's imperfect in the way that all low-budget features are.
- It's tough trying to be perfect in an imperfect world.
- It was one of my great disappointments with my father; we're all imperfect, but he just never accepted responsibility.
- But like most human institutions, scientific peer review is limited in scope and imperfect.
- It's messy and imperfect because we are both of those things.
- Most believers are imperfect in one way or another.
Synonyms
faulty, flawed, defective, shoddy, unsound, unsaleable, unsellable, unfit, inferior, second-rate, below par, below standard, substandard
damaged, impaired, blemished, broken, cracked, torn, scratched, deformed, warped, shabby
inoperative, malfunctioning, not functioning, not working, out of order, in a state of disrepair
informal not up to snuff, not up to scratch, tenth-rate, crummy, lousy
British informal duff, ropy, rubbish, not much cop
incomplete, abridged, not whole, not entire, partial, unfinished, half-done
deficient, lacking, wanting, unpolished, unrefined, patchy, rough, crude
broken, disjointed, faltering, halting, hesitant, rudimentary, limited, non-fluent, deficient
2Grammar
(of a tense) denoting a past action in progress but not completed at the time in question.
〔语法〕（时态）未完成时的
Example sentencesExamples
- By his use of the Hebrew imperfect tense, the psalmist shows his present trust in God is based on past experiences of God's presence and help.
- I'm not asking that you be able to name the preterit, imperfect, and subjunctive forms of the verb ‘to be.’
- The difficulty comes from the fact that the imperfect here does not coherently offer a continuously unfolding present that would culminate in the receiving of the letter.
- In Spanish, Senora Montoya invited me into her classroom, boasting about my superior abilities to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense the quickest in the class.
- Gee, was that an imperfect tense or an indicative?
3Music
(of a cadence) ending on the dominant chord.
〔乐〕（终止式）以属音和弦结束
Example sentencesExamples
- But an imperfect cadence leaves the listener expecting resolution, which duly comes.
- Another oft-stated rule was that a perfect 5th, unison, or octave should be approached by the nearest imperfect interval.
4Law
(of a gift, title, etc.) transferred without all the necessary conditions or requirements being met.
〔律〕（赠予物、头衔等）未满足必要条件即转让的
Example sentencesExamples
- But the lessee's solicitors have been happy to be sitting there with this imperfect title for months.
- The claimant's evidence was that the purported but imperfect gift had been made a long time previously and not (as the letter said) after receipt of Mr Blake's letter.
- The donor, having by then changed his mind, declines to perfect the imperfect gift in favour of the intended donee.

nounɪmˈpəːfɪktɪmˈpərfəkt

the imperfectGrammar

The imperfect tense.
〔语法〕未完成时态

Origin

Middle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- 'not' + perfectus (see perfect). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form.

Rhymes

perfect, pluperfect, word-perfect

Definition of imperfect in US English:

imperfect

adjectiveimˈpərfəktɪmˈpərfəkt

1Not perfect; faulty or incomplete.
不完美的，有缺陷的
an imperfect grasp of English
对英语的掌握不足。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's imperfect in the way that all low-budget features are.
- So many of us understand others are human and imperfect, but forget the same is true for ourselves.
- It was one of my great disappointments with my father; we're all imperfect, but he just never accepted responsibility.
- But like most human institutions, scientific peer review is limited in scope and imperfect.
- He or she can resort to autobiographies and biographies - some positive, others negative, and all imperfect in one way or another.
- Public justice can only be partial and imperfect - a kind of metonymy for the ideal of justice.
- It may be of imperfect obligation, imperfect in the sense that it does not withdraw jurisdiction.
- Most believers are imperfect in one way or another.
- Because we are human and imperfect, forgiveness can be very difficult for us.
- And, as everyone knows, those who are imperfect must be punished mercilessly.
- It's tough trying to be perfect in an imperfect world.
- However, gravitational lenses are imperfect because the rays that pass closest to the lensing mass are deflected more than rays passing further away.
- It is wise to recognize we are all imperfect in some way.
- He is here following Socrates' method of the elenchus, where you propose a definition, but then throw it away if it is shown to be in some way imperfect.
- And thus, it had been the perfect end to the imperfect day.
- It makes no sense in a machine world to limit the functionality of perfect components so that imperfect components don't wear out or break - certainly not if you can replace them.
- Cutting loose from the unsung genius is, however, his only chance at real fulfillment, real love, real mastery, transient and imperfect as they are.
- For once, the concept was great but the execution imperfect.
- In a country that doesn't have or especially want an identity card, all forms of identification are imperfect by definition.
- It's messy and imperfect because we are both of those things.
Synonyms
faulty, flawed, defective, shoddy, unsound, unsaleable, unsellable, unfit, inferior, second-rate, below par, below standard, substandard
incomplete, abridged, not whole, not entire, partial, unfinished, half-done
broken, disjointed, faltering, halting, hesitant, rudimentary, limited, non-fluent, deficient
2Grammar
(of a tense) denoting a past action in progress but not completed at the time in question.
〔语法〕（时态）未完成时的
Example sentencesExamples
- By his use of the Hebrew imperfect tense, the psalmist shows his present trust in God is based on past experiences of God's presence and help.
- The difficulty comes from the fact that the imperfect here does not coherently offer a continuously unfolding present that would culminate in the receiving of the letter.
- I'm not asking that you be able to name the preterit, imperfect, and subjunctive forms of the verb ‘to be.’
- Gee, was that an imperfect tense or an indicative?
- In Spanish, Senora Montoya invited me into her classroom, boasting about my superior abilities to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense the quickest in the class.
3Music
(of a cadence) ending on the dominant chord.
〔乐〕（终止式）以属音和弦结束
Example sentencesExamples
- But an imperfect cadence leaves the listener expecting resolution, which duly comes.
- Another oft-stated rule was that a perfect 5th, unison, or octave should be approached by the nearest imperfect interval.
4Law
(of a gift, title, etc.) transferred without all the necessary conditions or requirements being met.
〔律〕（赠予物、头衔等）未满足必要条件即转让的
Example sentencesExamples
- But the lessee's solicitors have been happy to be sitting there with this imperfect title for months.
- The claimant's evidence was that the purported but imperfect gift had been made a long time previously and not (as the letter said) after receipt of Mr Blake's letter.
- The donor, having by then changed his mind, declines to perfect the imperfect gift in favour of the intended donee.

nounimˈpərfəktɪmˈpərfəkt

the imperfectGrammar

The imperfect tense.
〔语法〕未完成时态

Origin

Middle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus (see perfect). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form.

单词	imperfect
释义	Definition of imperfect in English: imperfect adjectiveɪmˈpəːfɪktɪmˈpərfəkt 1Not perfect; faulty or incomplete. 不完美的，有缺陷的 an imperfect grasp of English 对英语的掌握不足。 Example sentencesExamples He or she can resort to autobiographies and biographies - some positive, others negative, and all imperfect in one way or another. For once, the concept was great but the execution imperfect. He is here following Socrates' method of the elenchus, where you propose a definition, but then throw it away if it is shown to be in some way imperfect. Because we are human and imperfect, forgiveness can be very difficult for us. It is wise to recognize we are all imperfect in some way. It makes no sense in a machine world to limit the functionality of perfect components so that imperfect components don't wear out or break - certainly not if you can replace them. And, as everyone knows, those who are imperfect must be punished mercilessly. Cutting loose from the unsung genius is, however, his only chance at real fulfillment, real love, real mastery, transient and imperfect as they are. Public justice can only be partial and imperfect - a kind of metonymy for the ideal of justice. So many of us understand others are human and imperfect, but forget the same is true for ourselves. And thus, it had been the perfect end to the imperfect day. In a country that doesn't have or especially want an identity card, all forms of identification are imperfect by definition. However, gravitational lenses are imperfect because the rays that pass closest to the lensing mass are deflected more than rays passing further away. It may be of imperfect obligation, imperfect in the sense that it does not withdraw jurisdiction. It's imperfect in the way that all low-budget features are. It's tough trying to be perfect in an imperfect world. It was one of my great disappointments with my father; we're all imperfect, but he just never accepted responsibility. But like most human institutions, scientific peer review is limited in scope and imperfect. It's messy and imperfect because we are both of those things. Most believers are imperfect in one way or another. Synonyms faulty, flawed, defective, shoddy, unsound, unsaleable, unsellable, unfit, inferior, second-rate, below par, below standard, substandard damaged, impaired, blemished, broken, cracked, torn, scratched, deformed, warped, shabby inoperative, malfunctioning, not functioning, not working, out of order, in a state of disrepair informal not up to snuff, not up to scratch, tenth-rate, crummy, lousy British informal duff, ropy, rubbish, not much cop incomplete, abridged, not whole, not entire, partial, unfinished, half-done deficient, lacking, wanting, unpolished, unrefined, patchy, rough, crude broken, disjointed, faltering, halting, hesitant, rudimentary, limited, non-fluent, deficient 2Grammar (of a tense) denoting a past action in progress but not completed at the time in question. 〔语法〕（时态）未完成时的 Example sentencesExamples By his use of the Hebrew imperfect tense, the psalmist shows his present trust in God is based on past experiences of God's presence and help. I'm not asking that you be able to name the preterit, imperfect, and subjunctive forms of the verb ‘to be.’ The difficulty comes from the fact that the imperfect here does not coherently offer a continuously unfolding present that would culminate in the receiving of the letter. In Spanish, Senora Montoya invited me into her classroom, boasting about my superior abilities to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense the quickest in the class. Gee, was that an imperfect tense or an indicative? 3Music (of a cadence) ending on the dominant chord. 〔乐〕（终止式）以属音和弦结束 Example sentencesExamples But an imperfect cadence leaves the listener expecting resolution, which duly comes. Another oft-stated rule was that a perfect 5th, unison, or octave should be approached by the nearest imperfect interval. 4Law (of a gift, title, etc.) transferred without all the necessary conditions or requirements being met. 〔律〕（赠予物、头衔等）未满足必要条件即转让的 Example sentencesExamples But the lessee's solicitors have been happy to be sitting there with this imperfect title for months. The claimant's evidence was that the purported but imperfect gift had been made a long time previously and not (as the letter said) after receipt of Mr Blake's letter. The donor, having by then changed his mind, declines to perfect the imperfect gift in favour of the intended donee. nounɪmˈpəːfɪktɪmˈpərfəkt the imperfectGrammar The imperfect tense. 〔语法〕未完成时态 Origin Middle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- 'not' + perfectus (see perfect). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form. Rhymes perfect, pluperfect, word-perfect Definition of imperfect in US English: imperfect adjectiveimˈpərfəktɪmˈpərfəkt 1Not perfect; faulty or incomplete. 不完美的，有缺陷的 an imperfect grasp of English 对英语的掌握不足。 Example sentencesExamples It's imperfect in the way that all low-budget features are. So many of us understand others are human and imperfect, but forget the same is true for ourselves. It was one of my great disappointments with my father; we're all imperfect, but he just never accepted responsibility. But like most human institutions, scientific peer review is limited in scope and imperfect. He or she can resort to autobiographies and biographies - some positive, others negative, and all imperfect in one way or another. Public justice can only be partial and imperfect - a kind of metonymy for the ideal of justice. It may be of imperfect obligation, imperfect in the sense that it does not withdraw jurisdiction. Most believers are imperfect in one way or another. Because we are human and imperfect, forgiveness can be very difficult for us. And, as everyone knows, those who are imperfect must be punished mercilessly. It's tough trying to be perfect in an imperfect world. However, gravitational lenses are imperfect because the rays that pass closest to the lensing mass are deflected more than rays passing further away. It is wise to recognize we are all imperfect in some way. He is here following Socrates' method of the elenchus, where you propose a definition, but then throw it away if it is shown to be in some way imperfect. And thus, it had been the perfect end to the imperfect day. It makes no sense in a machine world to limit the functionality of perfect components so that imperfect components don't wear out or break - certainly not if you can replace them. Cutting loose from the unsung genius is, however, his only chance at real fulfillment, real love, real mastery, transient and imperfect as they are. For once, the concept was great but the execution imperfect. In a country that doesn't have or especially want an identity card, all forms of identification are imperfect by definition. It's messy and imperfect because we are both of those things. Synonyms faulty, flawed, defective, shoddy, unsound, unsaleable, unsellable, unfit, inferior, second-rate, below par, below standard, substandard incomplete, abridged, not whole, not entire, partial, unfinished, half-done broken, disjointed, faltering, halting, hesitant, rudimentary, limited, non-fluent, deficient 2Grammar (of a tense) denoting a past action in progress but not completed at the time in question. 〔语法〕（时态）未完成时的 Example sentencesExamples By his use of the Hebrew imperfect tense, the psalmist shows his present trust in God is based on past experiences of God's presence and help. The difficulty comes from the fact that the imperfect here does not coherently offer a continuously unfolding present that would culminate in the receiving of the letter. I'm not asking that you be able to name the preterit, imperfect, and subjunctive forms of the verb ‘to be.’ Gee, was that an imperfect tense or an indicative? In Spanish, Senora Montoya invited me into her classroom, boasting about my superior abilities to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense the quickest in the class. 3Music (of a cadence) ending on the dominant chord. 〔乐〕（终止式）以属音和弦结束 Example sentencesExamples But an imperfect cadence leaves the listener expecting resolution, which duly comes. Another oft-stated rule was that a perfect 5th, unison, or octave should be approached by the nearest imperfect interval. 4Law (of a gift, title, etc.) transferred without all the necessary conditions or requirements being met. 〔律〕（赠予物、头衔等）未满足必要条件即转让的 Example sentencesExamples But the lessee's solicitors have been happy to be sitting there with this imperfect title for months. The claimant's evidence was that the purported but imperfect gift had been made a long time previously and not (as the letter said) after receipt of Mr Blake's letter. The donor, having by then changed his mind, declines to perfect the imperfect gift in favour of the intended donee. nounimˈpərfəktɪmˈpərfəkt the imperfectGrammar The imperfect tense. 〔语法〕未完成时态 Origin Middle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus (see perfect). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form.
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