perfect: [13] Something that is perfect is etymologically ‘completely made’. The word comes via Old French parfit from Latin perfectus, the past participle of perficere ‘finish’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix per- ‘completely’ and facere ‘do, make’ (source of English fact, fashion, etc). The modern English form perfect, a reversion to the Latin spelling, emerged in the 15th century. => fact, factory, fashion
perfect (adj.)
early 15c. alteration of Middle English parfit (c. 1300), from Old French parfit "finished, completed, ready" (11c.), from Latin perfectus "completed, excellent, accomplished, exquisite," past participle of perficere "accomplish, finish, complete," from per- "completely" (see per) + facere "to make, do, perform" (see factitious). Often used in English as an intensive (perfect stranger, etc.).
perfect (v.)
"to bring to full development," late 14c., parfiten, from perfect (adj.). Related: Perfected; perfecting.
雙語例句
1. He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way.
他以互動的方式將工作和娛樂完美地結合起來。
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2. They call rowing the perfect sport. It exercises every major muscle group.
他們稱劃船是最佳運動，它可以鍛煉每一處主要肌肉群。
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3. He was not a paragon. He would never be perfect.
他不是完人，永遠不可能十全十美。
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4. The body that turns men on doesn't have to be perfect.
並不是非得完美無瑕的身體才能激發男人的**。
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5. A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.