perfect
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
fect
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
perfect
complete in all respects; without defect or omission; flawless
完美的, 全然的, 理想的, 熟练的, 正确的; vt. 使完美, 使熟练; n. 完成式
Dissection of perfect
perfect = per- (through, badly, very, used as an intensifier completely, very) + fect (=facere, do);
perfect = completely done or thoroughly made
Now Repeat my Dissection
perfect = completely done or thoroughly made
Important roots for this word:
per-
fect
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
Now please try to dissect the word into the roots that you know yourself in the box below:
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