maculation

n. 斑点, 污点, 玷污 [医] 成斑[点]

词形变化

maculations 复数 maculations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.

    可数 废旧 不可数

    1891, Ambrose Bierce, “A Holy Terror” in Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, San Francisco: E. L. G. Steele, p. 218, He could make out a mottled pattern on the hollow cheeks—the maculations of decay.

  2. 2.

    A pattern of spots.

    不可数 生物 植物学 动物学 可数

    1990, Mason E. Hale, A Synopsis of the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae), Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 195, [This lichen] species […] is recognized by […] more or less distinct maculation on the upper surface, and pale brown lower surface.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

spot patch spotting staining fleck dapple speckle

上位词 4

marking dirtying soiling soilure

下位词 10

splash plaque pinpoint fret nebula speck facula macula macule mock sun

相关短语

solar maculation

词源

From macule + -ate + -ion.

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