partial

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Pronunciation

/ˈpɑːʃəl/(PAR-shul)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

部分的；不完整的；偏袒的（只是整体的一部分，或偏向某一方）

Definition

Existing only in part; not total or complete; having a bias in favour of one person or side.

Word family

  • partially/ˈpɑːʃəli/(adv)部分地
  • partiality/ˌpɑːʃiˈælɪti/(n)偏向；偏爱
  • impartial/ɪmˈpɑːʃəl/(adj)公正的

Collocations

  • partial solution
  • partial success
  • partial view
  • at least partial
  • partial agreement
  • partial responsibility

Examples

  1. 1.The team achieved partial success — three of the five targets were met, but the two most ambitious fell short.
  2. 2.Any assessment that relies on a single data source is necessarily partial and should be treated with caution.

Synonyms

  • incomplete/ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/— not finished or whole
  • limited/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/— restricted
  • biased/ˈbaɪəst/— prejudiced — for the "unfair" sense

Etymology

from Latin "partialis," from "pars" (part)