결함이 있는, 결점이 있는, 불완전한
having a flaw, imperfection, or malfunction that prevents something from working correctly
예문:
"The company issued a recall for thousands of defective airbags."
"Customers are entitled to a full refund if the merchandise is found to be defective."
어형 변화가 불완전한, 결여된
of a word, lacking the full range of inflections or forms typical of its class
예문:
"In English, modal verbs like 'must' are defective because they lack a past tense form."
"The student struggled to conjugate the defective verb in its missing moods."
지능이나 행동이 표준 이하인, 심신 장애가 있는
an older, now often offensive term for having an intellectual or physical disability
예문:
"The old medical records used the term 'mentally defective' to describe patients with learning disabilities."
"Modern sociology rejects the label of 'defective' when referring to individuals with special needs."
불량품, 결함이 있는 물건
a product or item that has a flaw or does not meet quality standards
예문:
"The factory worker sorted the defectives into a separate bin for disposal."
"We need to reduce the number of defectives produced during the night shift."