Definition

1. Noun:
   • A complementary part: An element or component that is added to complete something, filling in what is missing or deficient.
   • A supplementary or substitute role: Often used to describe a person, such as a teacher or official, who temporarily fills a position to make up for an absence or shortage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đây là phần phụ khuyết cho bộ máy. (This is the complementary part for the machinery.)
  • Giáo sư phụ khuyết sẽ dạy lớp học trong học kỳ này. (The substitute professor will teach the class this semester.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal, administrative, or academic contexts to denote a temporary or auxiliary function that completes a structure or fulfills a duty.

Variants and Related Words

• Phụ khuyết viên (n): A supplementary member or substitute personnel.
  • Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm phụ khuyết viên trong ủy ban. (He was appointed as a supplementary member on the committee.)

Synonyms

• Supplementary: Added to complete or enhance.
• Complement: Something that completes or makes perfect.
• Substitute: A person or thing acting in place of another.
• Interim: Temporary or provisional.

Related Terms

• Bổ khuyết: To supplement, to fill a gap. (Note: This is a related verb, not a variant of the noun "phụ khuyết").

1. Complementary
   • Phần phụ khuyết
     A complementary part