defect

defect

英 ['diːfekt; dɪ'fekt]
　　美 [‘dɪfɛkt]

n. 缺點，缺陷；不足之處
　　vi. 變節；叛變

中文詞源：

defect 缺陷

de-, 不，非，使相反。-fect, 做，詞源同fact, effect. 即沒做好的，缺陷。

例句：

1. Stammering is probably an inherited defect.
口吃很可能是一種遺傳性缺陷。

2. a defect in the glass
玻璃杯的缺陷

3. The defect in the drainage must be remedied.
這排水系統的缺陷該設法補救.

4. He has a congenital heart defect.
他有先天性心臟缺陷.

5. For a child to be born with this disability indicates a defect in obstetric care.
孩子出生時就帶有這樣的殘疾，這表明產科護理有問題。