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.
双语例句
1. He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way.
他以互动的方式将工作和娱乐完美地结合起来。
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2. They call rowing the perfect sport. It exercises every major muscle group.
他们称划船是最佳运动，它可以锻炼每一处主要肌肉群。
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3. He was not a paragon. He would never be perfect.
他不是完人，永远不可能十全十美。
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4. The body that turns men on doesn't have to be perfect.
并不是非得完美无瑕的身体才能激发男人的**。
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5. A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.
