“材料缺陷”常见的英文表达是 “material defect” 。
此外,根据不同语境,“imperfection in the material” 或 “flaw in the material” 等表述也可用来传达类似意思。例如:
The product was recalled due to a material defect.(该产品因存在材料缺陷而被召回。)
We found some imperfections in the material during the quality inspection.(在质量检查过程中,我们发现材料存在一些缺陷。)