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偏袒的,不公平的;部分的,不完全的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Partial \Par"tial\, a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen.
partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See {Part}, n.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general
or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse
of the moon. ``Partial dissolutions of the earth.'' --T.
Burnet.
2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a
question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent;
as, a judge should not be partial.
Ye have been partial in the law. --Mal. ii. 9.
3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;
foolishly fond. ``A partial parent.'' --Pope.
Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W.
Scott.
4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound
umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is
often supported by a partial petiole.
{Partial differentials}, {Partial differential coefficients},
{Partial differentiation}, etc. (of a function of two or more
variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,
differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis
that some of the variables are for the time constant.
{Partial fractions} (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a
given fraction.
{Partial tones} (Music), the simple tones which in
combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or
harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause
its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color.
See, also, {Tone}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
partial
adj 1: being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial
description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a
partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial
immunity"
2: showing favoritism [syn: {unfair}] [ant: {impartial}]
3: (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or
liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror
movies" [syn: {fond(p)}, {partial(p)}]
partial
n 1: the derivative of a function of two or more variables with
respect to a single variable while the other variables
are considered to be constant [syn: {partial derivative}]
2: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the
fundamental frequency [syn: {overtone}, {partial tone}]