defect的意思

defect

英式音标[‘dɪfɛkt]
美式英标['diːfekt; dɪ'fekt]

基本解释

n. 缺点，缺陷；不足之处

vi. 变节；叛变

defect 缺陷

de-, 不，非，使相反。-fect, 做，词源同fact, effect. 即没做好的，缺陷。

defect: defect: see deficient
defect (n.): early 15c., from Middle French defect and directly from Latin defectus "failure, revolt, falling away," noun use of past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see deficient).
defect (v.): 1570s, from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see defect (n.)). Related: Defected; defecting.

5. For a child to be born with this disability indicates a defect in obstetric care.: 孩子出生时就带有这样的残疾，这表明产科护理有问题。