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If something is flawed, it is spoiled by a mistake, a weakness, or damage.
If something is flawed如果一個東西是flawed it is spoiled by a mistake, a weakness, or damage表示它因為某個錯誤、弱點或損傷而被破壞了
A flawed diamond has a mark inside. A flawed plan has a hole in it — it will not work as written. A flawed argument does not hold when you push it.
A flawed diamond has a mark inside有瑕疵的鑽石裡面有痕跡 A flawed plan has a hole in it有缺陷的計畫裡有漏洞 it will not work as written照原本寫的做不會成功 A flawed argument does not hold when you push it有缺陷的論點一被追問就站不住腳 You can say it of objects, ideas, and people你可以用這個字形容東西、想法,還有人
You can say it of objects, ideas, and people. With people it is often gentler than “bad.” A flawed hero is brave, and also proud, or kind, and also careless.
With people跟人有關時 it is often gentler than "bad."這個字通常比「bad」溫和 A flawed hero is brave, and also proud, or kind, and also careless有缺陷的英雄可能勇敢卻也驕傲,或善良卻也粗心 The work is still worth looking at這樣的作品還是值得一看 it is just not perfect只是不完美而已
The work is still worth looking at; it is just not perfect. In reviews, “a flawed but interesting film” is almost a kind sentence: they liked it, with reservations.
In reviews在影評裡 "a flawed but interesting film" is almost a kind sentence「有缺陷但有趣的電影」幾乎算是一種善意的說法 they liked it, with reservations意思是他們喜歡這部片,但有些保留
A flaw can be a tiny crack or a serious fault. So flawed covers a wide stretch, from “not quite perfect” to “this will break.” The word is ordinary English, not slang. It is simply flaw plus -ed: having a flaw.
A flaw can be a tiny crack or a serious fault一個flaw可以是小小的裂縫,也可以是嚴重的缺失 So flawed covers a wide stretch, from "not quite perfect" to "this will break."所以flawed涵蓋的範圍很廣,從「不夠完美」到「這會出問題」都算 The word is ordinary English, not slang這是普通的英文用字,不是俚語 It is simply flaw plus -ed它就是flaw加上-ed having a flaw意思是「帶有缺陷」
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
flawedadj/flɔːd/
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Having a flaw or imperfection.
- Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.
- His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。