Able to say something back with every single word right — nothing forgotten, nothing changed, nothing added. It is used for things that were learned by heart and then performed: an actor with their lines, a student with a poem, a singer with a song, someone giving a speech without notes.

Able to say something back with every single word right能夠把一段話一字不差地覆述出來 nothing forgotten沒有忘記、nothing changed沒有改動、nothing added沒有多加。It is used for things that were learned by heart and then performed用來形容先背下來、再表演出來的東西：an actor with their lines演員背台詞、a student with a poem學生背詩、a singer with a song歌手唱歌、someone giving a speech without notes有人不看稿演講。

The praise inside the word is very specific, and that is the interesting part. It says the memory was exact; it says nothing at all about whether the performance was good.

The praise inside the word is very specific這個字裡藏的稱讚很精確 and that is the interesting part而這正是有趣的地方。It says the memory was exact它說的是記憶很精確；it says nothing at all about whether the performance was good完全沒說表演好不好。

An actor can be word-perfect and still be wooden and boring — English speakers know this, and sometimes use the word with a small sting, exactly to say "the words were right, the feeling was not". So listen to the tone.

An actor can be word-perfect一個演員可以一字不差 and still be wooden and boring卻還是演得僵硬又無聊 English speakers know this說英語的人知道這一點 and sometimes use the word with a small sting有時候會帶點刺地用這個字, exactly to say "the words were right, the feeling was not"正是要說「詞背對了，感情沒到」。So所以 listen to the tone要聽語氣。

It usually comes after a verb like "be" or "go": "she was word-perfect", "he went through it word-perfect". It is a little formal and a little British; Americans more often say "knew it perfectly" or "nailed every line".

It usually comes after a verb like "be" or "go"它通常接在像「be」或「go」這樣的動詞後面："she was word-perfect"像「she was word-perfect」、"he went through it word-perfect""he went through it word-perfect"。It is a little formal and a little British它有點正式，也有點英式；Americans more often say "knew it perfectly" or "nailed every line"美國人比較常說「knew it perfectly」或「nailed every line」。

Note also that word-perfect is about the words themselves, so it fits a text someone must reproduce — not a skill like driving or cooking, where there are no words to get right.

Note also that word-perfect is about the words themselves也要注意 word-perfect 講的是文字本身 so it fits a text someone must reproduce所以適合用在一段必須覆述出來的文字上 not a skill like driving or cooking不適合像開車或做菜這種技能 where there are no words to get right因為那些事沒有「字」可以背對。