the state of being perfect 完善；完美 physical perfection 體格健全 The novel achieves a perfection of form that is quite new. 小說的形式新穎完美。 His performance was perfection (= something perfect). 他的表演真是爐火純青。 - to perfection
The fish was cooked to perfection. 這魚烹得恰到好處。
Extra ExamplesHe brought the art of photography to the highest point of perfection. 他使攝影藝術達到了完美的頂峰。 She sometimes stayed up painting all night in her pursuit of perfection. 爲了追求完美，她有時會通宵作畫。 She strives for perfection in everything. 她事事力求完美。 The building became the model of perfection that architects sought to emulate. 該建築成爲建築師們競相模仿的理想典範。 The cooking was close to perfection. 菜做得近乎完美。 The dress fitted to perfection. 那條裙子合適極了。 a dance troupe whose work approaches perfection 表演接近完美的舞蹈團 We were encouraged to strive for perfection. 我們受到鼓勵，爭取做到盡善盡美。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- absolute
- pure
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- degree
- achieve
- attain
- bring something to
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- close to perfection
- to perfection
- towards/toward perfection
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- a point of perfection
- a model of perfection
- the pursuit of perfection
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the act of making something perfect by doing the final improvements 最後加工；完美；圓滿 They have been working on the perfection of the new model. 他們一直在努力完善新型號。 a sequence of developmental stages towards the perfection of his violin technique 他的小提琴技藝走向完美的連續發展階段
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘completeness’): via Old French from Latin perfectio(n-), from perficere ‘to complete’, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’.
Idioms
a counsel of perfection
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advice that is good but that is difficult or impossible to follow 聽上去完美卻難以實行的建議