maculate

a. 有斑点的, 有污点的 vt. 使有斑点, 使有污点

发音

其它 /ˈmækjʊleɪt/

词形变化

maculate maculated maculates 三单 maculates maculating maculating 现在分词 maculated 过去式 maculated 过去分词 more maculate 比较级 most maculate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To spot; to stain; to blur.

  2. 2.

    past participle of maculate

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.

    古体 诗歌
  2. 2.

    Defiled, impure.

    古体 诗歌

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

foul stain sully tarnish defile befoul

上位词 9

spot shame disgrace dishonor blob blot dishonour fleck attaint

下位词 1

darken
形容词

同义词 1

defiled

近义相关 4

dirty unclean soiled impure

词源

First attested during the last quarter of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English maculaten (“to spoil, polute”), borrowed from Latin maculātus, perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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