defective的词源

英文词源

defective (adj.)

mid-14c., from Middle French défectif (14c.) and directly from Late Latin defectivus, from defect-, past participle stem of deficere (see deficient). A euphemism for "mentally ill" from 1898 to c. 1935. Related: Defectively; defectiveness.

中文词源

defective：有缺点的，欠缺的

词根词缀： de-下降 + -fect-做,作 + -ive形容词词尾

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