defect

/‘dɪfɛkt/

n 缺点，欠缺

记忆： de(离开) + fect(做) → 没做好 → 缺点， 不足之处

例句：All the cars are tested for defects before they leave the factory.（所有汽车在出厂前都经过品质检验。）；a genetic defect（遗传缺陷）

派生：defective；defectively；defection；defector；defectiveness

短语：zero defect；surface defect；ventricular septal defect

同近：deficiency；disadvantage；vice；fault；shortcoming