imperfectly

/ˌɪmˈpɝfɪktɫi/ adv

In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.

Word Origin From Latin imperfectus 'unfinished' — imperfectly means in an incomplete manner. The root facere 'to do' gives us perfect, perfection, and fact. The im- negates, so it's doing something not perfectly.

adv In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.

She imperfectly recalled the details of the event from years ago.

(副词) 不完美地;有缺陷地

她不完美地回忆起了多年前事件的细节。

(adverbio) imperfectamente; de manera imperfecta [De manera o grado imperfecto; no total o completamente.]

Ella recordó imperfectamente los detalles del evento de hace años.

(adverbe) imparfaitement; de manière imparfaite [De manière imparfaite ; sans être complet ou achevé.]

Elle se rappelait imperfectly les détails de l'événement survenu des années auparavant.

(Adverb) unvollkommen; mangelhaft [auf eine unvollkommene, unvollständige oder fehlerhafte Weise; nicht vollständig oder präzise]

Sie erinnerte sich **imperfectly** an die Details des Ereignisses von vor Jahren.

(副詞) 不完全に、十分にではなく、欠けた状態で。

彼女は何年も前の出来事の詳細を完全には思い出せなかった。

(advérbio) imperfeitamente; de modo imperfeito [De maneira ou grau imperfeito; não totalmente ou completamente.]

Ela se lembrava imperfeitamente dos detalhes do evento de anos atrás.

Common collocations

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