having a fault or faults; not perfect or complete synonym faulty有缺点的;有缺陷的;有毛病的 If the goods are defective you should get a full refund. 如果货物有缺陷,你应该得到全额退款。 Her hearing was found to be slightly defective. 经检查,她的听力有点缺陷。
Extra ExamplesThe car was found to have defective brakes. 发现这部车制动有缺陷。 Her vision is severely defective. 她的视力有严重缺陷。 She was born with defective hearing. 她天生有听力缺陷。 If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation. 如果货品证明有缺陷,顾客有权索赔。 Some defective organs can now be replaced. 一些有缺陷的器官现在可以被替换。
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French defectif, -ive or late Latin defectivus, from deficere ‘fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’.