perfection
/pəˈfekʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects尽善尽美, 完美无缺; 登峰造极:
the satiny perfection of her skin
她绸缎般光滑的肌肤
his pursuit of golfing perfection.
他对高尔夫球完美球技的追求。
1.1
- a person or thing perceived as the embodiment of such a condition, state, or quality完美的人(或物); 完美的典型:
I am told that she is perfection itself.
别人告诉我她是完美的化身。
1.2
- the action or process of improving something until it is faultless or as faultless as possible完美, 完善:
among the key tasks was the perfection of new mechanisms of economic management.
主要任务之一是完善经济管理的新机制。
短语
to perfection
- in a manner or way that could not be better; perfectly完美地, 完善地, 好极:
a blue suit that showed off her blonde hair to perfection.
使她那金黄色的头发美到了极致的蓝色套装。
词源
Middle English (in the sense 'completeness'): via Old French from Latin perfectio( n-), from perficere 'to complete' (see PERFECT).