defect

de- 向下、除去+fect 做、製造→做得有欠缺展開

字面：做得有欠缺

製作上欠缺、不足之處即瑕疵、缺陷；動詞義由「離開原屬一方」引申為叛逃。

名詞

KK [ˋdifɛkt] /ˈdifɛkt/

1
瑕疵、缺陷
The store replaced the phone because of a manufacturing defect.
由於製造上的瑕疵，店家為我換了一支新手機。
2
缺點、不足
The main defect of the plan is that it costs too much.
這個計畫最大的缺點就是花費太高。
3
缺損、畸形醫學
The baby was born with a minor heart defect.
這名嬰兒出生時有輕微的心臟缺損。

KK [dɪˋfɛkt] /dɪˈfɛkt/

1
叛逃、變節、投奔
Two senior officers defected to the other side last winter.
去年冬天有兩名高階軍官投奔敵方。
2
跳槽、出走
Several engineers defected to a rival firm after the merger.
合併之後，好幾名工程師跳槽到競爭對手的公司。