In this paper, we introduce the concept of almost cotorsion modules. A module is called almost cotorsion if it is subisomorphic to its cotorsion envelope. Some characterizations of almost cotorsion modules are given. It is also proved that every module is a direct summand of an almost cotorsion module. As an application, perfect rings are characterized in terms of almost cotorsion modules.
对环R,令ip(R_R)={a∈R：任意一个从R的右理想到R且象为aR的模同态能开拓到R}。众所周知,R为右IP-内射环当且仅当R=ip(R_R),R为右单-内射环当且仅当{a∈R：aR is simple)(?)ip(R_R)。对环R的一个子集S,我们引进了S-IP-内射环的概念,即满足S(?)ip(R_R)的环。并得到了这种环的一些性质。
