beauty spot

短语

痣, 风景区

发音

UK /ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/
其它
US /ˈbjuti ˌspɑt/
US /-ɾi-/

词形变化

beauty spots 复数 beauty spots

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.

    A natural mark on a person's skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman's face.

    美人痣

    古体
  3. 3.

    A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.

    A patch or spot drawn or placed on the face in order to heighten beauty.

    古体 历史
  4. 4.

    A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.

    Synonym of speculum (“a bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female”).

    古体 生物 动物学
  5. 5.

    A place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

词源

From beauty (noun) + spot (noun). Some uses of sense 1 (“thing which is beautiful”) are figurative uses of sense 1.2 (“patch on the face to heighten beauty”).

来源:wiktionary