partial

partial
adjective
  1. existing only in part; incomplete
    部分的;不完全的
    a question to which we have only partial answers.
    一个我们只知道部分答案的问题。
  2. favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased
    偏袒的,不公平的
    the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation.
    这份文件对局势的看法不仅歪曲而且非常片面。
    ■[predic.](partial to)having a liking for
    癖好的,偏爱的
    you know I'm very partial to bacon and eggs.
    你知道我对熏肉和鸡蛋情有独钟。
noun
  1. (Music)a component of a musical sound; an overtone or harmonic
    (乐)分音
派生
partially
adverb
  1. [as submodifier]a partially open door.
    未关紧的门。
partialness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'inclined to favour one party in a cause'): from Old French parcial (sense 2), French partiel (sense 1), from late Latin partialis, from pars, part- 'part'
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