Defeature is a verb referring to return a product to its original or most basic purpose by removing features that do not contribute or apply to that purpose.

Defeature是个动词，指通过去除某产品多余的功能使其恢复最原始或最基础的用途。

 

The "dumbphone" is a perfect example. British designer Jasper Morrison recently launched the telephone in collaboration¹ with Swiss tech company Punkt. The defeatured mobile handset only makes calls and accepts voice mail. 

“愚笨型手机”就是个极好的例子。英国设计师贾思帕·莫里森最近与瑞士科技公司Punkt合作，推出了一款手机。这种“返璞归真”的手机只能用来打电话和接收语音邮件。