perfection

perfection
noun
  1. [mass noun]the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects
    尽善尽美,完美无缺;登峰造极
    the satiny perfection of her skin.
    她绸缎般光滑的肌肤。
    his pursuit of golfing perfection.
    他对高尔夫球完美球技的追求。
    ■a person or thing perceived as the embodiment of such a condition, state, or quality
    完美的人(或物);完美的典型
    I am told that she is perfection itself.
    别人告诉我她是完美的化身。
    ■the action or process of improving something until it is faultless or as faultless as possible
    完美,完善
    among the key tasks was the perfection of new mechanisms of economic management.
    主要任务之一是完善经济管理的新机制。
常用词组
to perfection
  1. in a manner or way that could not be better; perfectly
    完美地,完善地,好极
    a blue suit that showed off her blonde hair to perfection.
    使她那金黄色的头发美到了极致的蓝色套装。
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'completeness'): via Old French from Latin perfectio(n-), from perficere 'to complete' (see perfect)
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