perfection學測 L4KK [pɚˈfɛkʃən] | /pɚˈfɛkʃən/
完美;盡善盡美·精益求精;完善·完美的化身;典範
名詞卻有三種不同層次的意思
No matter how hard she tried, perfection stayed just one step out of reach.
不管她多麼努力,完美似乎永遠只差一步就搆不到。
一個畫面:指尖劃過零瑕疵
指尖觸摸手指劃過表面,找不到裂痕
反覆調整一次次修改,直到達到理想
當作範本被拿來當完美的示範
義項
毫無瑕疵C1noun完美;盡善盡美
After years of hard practice, her dance became perfection.
苦練多年後,她的舞蹈達到了完美。
reach perfectionsheer perfection
精雕細琢B2noun精益求精;完善
The perfection of her skill took years of patient practice.
她的技巧經過多年耐心苦練,才逐步臻於完善。
the perfection of a skillthe perfection of a technique
完美範本C1noun完美的化身;典範
Everyone said the painting was perfection itself, a true picture of color and light.
大家都說這幅畫本身就是完美,色彩與光線搭配得恰到好處。
a model of perfection
片語
to perfection恰到好處 →做到完美無缺
in search of perfection尋找完美 →不斷尋找完美
nothing short of perfection堪稱完美 →完全稱得上完美
你會不會這樣說?
Her dance reached ___. (perfection / perfect)
看答案
perfection
perfection 是名詞,perfect 是形容詞,此處需名詞當受詞。
「The cook kept trying for perfection with every new dish.」這句的 perfection 較接近「完美的狀態」還是「精益求精的過程」?
看答案
完美的狀態
trying 已表達過程,perfection 指所追求的完美狀態。
字族
perfect 完美的;使完美・perfectly 完美地;恰好地・perfectionist 完美主義者