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名词辨析 defect，fault 这两个词都有“缺点，缺陷”的意思。其区别是defect强调不影响全局，完美不足，而fault强调不十分严重，无伤大雅；用于人时，defect多指人体器官上的缺陷，而fault多指道德行为的缺点；用于物时，defect指易于察觉的缺陷，fault则指功能方面的缺陷。例如He has some defects in his eyesight.他的视力有缺陷。I bought the cloth cheap because there is a small defect in it.这布我买得便宜，因为上面有个小疵点。Snobbishness was his main fault.他的主要缺点是势利眼。I donˈt mean to praise myself.I have my fault.我并不是要表扬自己，我也有我的过错。His only fault is that he lacks ambition他唯一缺点就是没有雄心壮志。This accident is due to a fault in the electrical circuit.这次事故是由电路故障引起的。There is a fault in the machine.这机器有毛病。

中文词源： defect 缺陷 de-, 不，非，使相反。-fect, 做，词源同fact, effect. 即没做好的，缺陷。 defect
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常见考点例句：

If there is any defect , you can exchange it .

如果有任何瑕疵缺陷，您可以拿来换。

Started it when my daughter was born with a heart defect .

我女儿生下来的时候有心脏缺陷，那我就开始写了。

Unlike the audi incident , toyota 's defect may be real .

与奥迪事件不同的是，丰田的缺陷可能是真的。

Progeria is congenital , meaning a defect or damage to a fetus .

早衰症是一种先天性疾病，即在胎儿时期就已存在缺陷。

Unless their wages continue to be paid , many may defect .

除非仍然有薪水，否则许多人可能会叛逃。