im·per·fec·tion
noun/ˌɪmpəˈfekʃn/
/ˌɪmpərˈfekʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- a fault or weakness in somebody/something
缺点；瑕疵 - They learned to live with each other's imperfections.
他们学会了容忍对方的缺点。 - The only slight imperfection in the painting is a scratch in the corner.
这幅油画唯一的小瑕疵是边角上有道划痕。 - Nature is full of imperfection.
大自然充满了不完美之处。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- slight
- physical
- …
- cover
- cover up
- hide
- …
- imperfection in
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin imperfectio(n-), from imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus ‘completed’ (from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’). - They learned to live with each other's imperfections.