완전하지 않거나 결함이나 흠이 있는 상태.
Not perfect; having faults, flaws, or missing parts.
예문:
"The diamond was sold at a discount because of its imperfect clarity."
"We live in an imperfect world where mistakes are inevitable."
과거의 동작이 완료되지 않고 진행 중임을 나타내는 시제와 관련된.
Relating to a tense that denotes a past action as ongoing or uncompleted.
예문:
"The verb was conjugated in the imperfect form to show the action was ongoing."
"She struggled to distinguish between the perfect and the imperfect in French."
법적 효력이 없거나 필요한 법적 요건을 모두 갖추지 못한.
Lacking legal force or not meeting all necessary legal requirements.
예문:
"An imperfect obligation is one that cannot be enforced by a court of law."
"The contract was deemed imperfect because it lacked a necessary signature."
수술이나 암술 중 하나만 가지고 있는; 단성의.
Having either stamens or pistils but not both; unisexual.
예문:
"The willow tree produces imperfect flowers on separate male and female plants."
"Botanists classify flowers as imperfect if they lack either reproductive organ."
딸림화음으로 끝나거나 특정 음정을 나타내는.
Ending on a dominant chord or referring to certain intervals.
예문:
"The piece ended on an imperfect cadence, leaving the listener feeling unresolved."
"Imperfect consonances like thirds and sixths were restricted in early counterpoint."
미완료 시제 또는 이 시제에 해당하는 동사의 형태.
The imperfect tense or a verb form in this tense.
예문:
"In Latin, the imperfect is typically used for continuous past actions."
"The narrator switched to the imperfect to describe the atmosphere of the old house."