partial

名词 partial:

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
   同义词：partial derivative
2. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
   同义词：overtone, partial tone

形容词 partial:

1. being or affecting only a part; not total
2. showing favoritism
   同义词：unfair
3. (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for
   同义词：fond

1. I'm very partial to sweet foods.
   我非常偏爱甜食。
2. His partial attitude called forth a lot of criticism.
   他的偏袒态度招致了不少批评。

par.tial

adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete:
部分的：部分的，与部分有关的，只包含一部分的或只受一部分影响的；不完全的；不完整的：
例句：
The plan calls for partial deployment of missiles. The police have only a partial description of the suspect.
这个计划要求部分地疏散导弹，警察只对嫌疑犯进行了不完全的描述

Favoring one person or side over another or others; biased or prejudiced:
偏袒的：对于某人或某方面比另一个或比另外的更喜爱的；偏爱的或有偏见的：
例句：
a decision that was partial to the plaintiff.
一项偏袒原告的决定

Having a particular liking or fondness for something or someone:
偏爱的：对某物或某人偏爱的：
例句：
partial to detective novels.
偏爱侦探小说

Mathematics Of, relating to, or being operations or sequences of operations, such as differentiation and integration, when applied to only one of several variables at a time.
【数学】 属于，关于或是微积分等的运算或运算过程，一次仅适用于几个变量中的一个
n.（名词）
Music See harmonic
【音乐】 参见 harmonic
Mathematics A partial derivative.
【数学】 偏微商

来源：
Middle English parcial
中古英语 parcial
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin parti3lis
源自 后期拉丁语 parti3lis
from Latin pars part- [part] * see part
源自 拉丁语 pars part- [部分] *参见 part

【引伸】
par.tialness
n.（名词）