英文词源
- defect
- defect: see deficient
- defect (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French defect and directly from Latin defectus "failure, revolt, falling away," noun use of past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see deficient).
- defect (v.)
- 1570s, from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see defect (n.)). Related: Defected; defecting.
中文词源
de-, 不，非，使相反。-fect, 做，词源同fact, effect. 即没做好的，缺陷。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：defect 词源，defect 含义。
词根词缀： de-下降 + -fect-做,作 → 做得不够
