maculate
GRE
英 ['mækjʊleɪt]
美['mækjʊlɪt]
释义
vt. 使有污点；弄污
adj. 有污点的
助记提示
maculate 有污点的 mark 记号 (mac ← mark)
中文词源
maculate 有斑点的来自macula,斑点，污点。
英文词源
- maculate (adj.)
- "spotted," late 15c., from Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare "to make spotted, to speckle," from macula "spot, stain" (see macula). Middle English also had maculation "sexual defilement, sinning" (late 15c.).
- maculate (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare "to make spotted, to speckle," from macula "spot, stain" (see macula). Related: Maculated; maculating.
英英释意
- 1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;
- "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
- "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
- 2. spot, stain, or pollute;
- "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
